Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have broken a taboo by appealing for foreign help to stop the killing of civilians.
Syrian authorities have blamed armed gangs for a bus ambush that killed nine people.
Syrian troops backed by tanks raided houses looking for activists in two main districts of Hama, residents said.
Eighty civilians were killed when Syrian tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama.
Several loyalists of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have gained access to the United States embassy in Damascus.
Protesters broke into the US embassy, and guards used live ammunition on hundreds of others at the French embassy.
Syrian forces killed at least one civilian and injured 20 in Homs during the heaviest raids on the city.
Syria's most prominent intellectuals will meet in Damascus this week to seek a way out of the country's political crisis.
Hundreds of terrified Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey to escape an army assault in their home country.
Scores have died during protests that broke out across Syria against a military crackdown that have killed hundreds.
Hundreds of Syrians face a three-year prison sentence after being charged with “degrading the prestige of the state”.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s pledge to end emergency law has not appeased the scores of protesters calling for greater national freedom.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has unveiled a new cabinet and ordered the release of detainees arrested during a month of unprecedented protests in an attempt ...
Syria has enjoyed a tourism boom in the last three years, thanks to improved ties with Turkey.