France and US upped pressure on United Nations to take action on Syria.

Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to end its 'scandalous silence' over bloodshed in Syria b

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has urged the UN Security Council to act 'fast' on Syria, and make it clear to its regime that the international community views its actions as a 'threat' t

At least 66 people, including 26 civilians, were killed in violence across Syria on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The London-based rights group said 26 soldiers, five other me

Checkpoints every 300 metres, walls of sandbags, sounds of gunfire and the rumbling of tanks: the towns of Harasta, Douma and Sakba, all less than 15 km north of Damascus, are under siege.

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The Arab League suspended its controversial observer mission in Syria on Saturday as the bloodshed in a crackdown on anti-regime protests spiked and the death toll in four days topped 210.

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Fierce clashes on Sunday killed at least 22 Syrians, mostly soldiers, as opponents of President Bashar al-Assad sought to up the pressure for UN action after the Arab League withdrew its observers.

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Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escal

Eleven Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped in unrest-swept Syria, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, calling on Damascus to help secure their release.

"According to our information, 11 Iranian p

Arab League foreign ministers on Sunday asked for UN support in their efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis and decided to extend their observer mission in the country rocked by 10 months of political

The US State Department has said it is considering closing its embassy in Damascus over growing safety concerns as the death toll mounts in the Syrian regime's crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

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