The use of heavy weaponry on civilian neighborhoods in Homs, is “ shredding President Assad’s claims to speak for the Syrian people” UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Wednesday, stopping short of calling on the embattled Syrian leader to step down. Ban said he feared reports of worsening violence…

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay today called on the international community to act against the onslaught of violence in the Syrian city of Homs, urging UN member states to “cut through the politics and take effective action to protect the Syrian population.” Pillay says she is increasingly concerned by…

Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday warned there would be consequences to Western diplomats “ very exaggerated, emotional, sometimes rude” reactions to Moscow’s veto of a resolution on Syria. “People when they chose there words, they have to calculate the consequences.” Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference….

A Syrian human rights group is reporting that at least 56 people were killed Monday in attacks and raids by pro-government forces on towns and cities across the country. The Local Coordination Committee of Syria says 37 of the 56 casualties were suffered in the city of Homs, a hub…

The White House today defended steps President Obama has taken to encourage Syrian President Bashir Assad to cease waging violent attacks against anti-regime demonstrators.

Department of State spokesperson Victoria Nuland announced on Monday that the United States has suspended operations in the Embassy in Damascus, and that the U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, along with all other American personnel, have left the country. According to CNN, 17 embassy officials, including Ambassador Ford, left the…

Western diplomats slammed Russia and China for blocking an Arab League plan to end the crisis in Syria Saturday, after a week of intense negotiations yet again failed to produce a resolution condemning the Assad government’s 11 month long crackdown against opposition groups.

UN diplomats returned to the negotiating table Wednesday in hopes of reaching a compromise with Russia and other countries who have expressed concern over the Arab League’s proposed Security Council resolution on Syria.

As US and European officials Tuesday voiced support for a proposed Arab League Security Council resolution against Syria, Russia’s envoy to the UN warned that Moscow would oppose any provision that calls on President Bashar Al Assad to handover power. Western Security Council members had hoped Russia would be hesitant…

The League of Arab States suspended its observer mission to Syria on Saturday, days before the organization’s Secretary General Nabil Elaraby is scheduled to make his case  for a Security Council resolution against the Assad government at UN headquarters. While Council members Friday debated the Arab-led proposal which calls on President…