Australia, Luxembourg and Jordan have presented to the five permanent U.N. Security Council members a draft resolution demanding full access for aid workers across Syria, which was quickly dismissed by Russia as a "non-starter." Western diplomats told Reuters on condition of anonymity...

  Even as it began the evacuation of a group of 83 civilians from the Old City of Homs, the Assad regime was attacking the nearby district of al-Waer, home to many displaced Syrians, activists said. State news agency SANA says a first group of 83 civilians has been moved...

Liwa'a Al-Tawhid, key Islamic front unit, said Friday more than 40 fighters from Forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad have been killed after blowing up the Justice palace, one of Assad's fortified strongholds in Aleppo. Footage has been circulated on the Internet by rebels...

  Over the last two weeks, Obama administration officials have signaled - sometimes intentionally, sometimes not - that a worst-case scenario is emerging in Syria. Peace talks are at a virtual standstill. An emboldened President Bashar al-Assad has missed two deadlines...