Lakhdar Brahimi, the new UN-Arab League envoy to Damascus, says his predecessor's failed six-point plan to resolve the crisis is just one tool in his "toolbox," but failed to elaborate on what other strategies he intends to use.

Veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is being touted as the new joint UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria, diplomats said late Thursday. Brahimi would replace Kofi Annan, who announced his resignation citing lack of international support. ...

Kofi Annan attacks '"finger-pointing and name-calling" at the UN Security Council as he announces his resignation as international peace envoy to Syria.

Britain and the United States have called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, and UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to take strong action.

Syrian opposition spokesperson Bassma Kodmani says any power transition deal involving the formation of a unity government with the Assad regime is now "out of the question" following news of the latest massacre in the country. More than 150 peopl...

Syrian government troops using artillery and attack helicopters have killed more than 150 people in the village of Tremseh in the central region of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has told the AFP news agency. "Government troops bom...

From the video: Democracy Now! July 12, 2012

From the video: Democracy Now! July 9, 2012

UN and Arab League Special Envoy Kofi Annan said on Monday that he has agreed a plan with President Bashar al-Assad to end the violence in Syria.

On Saturday, foreign ministers from several countries, including the US, Britain, France, Russia and China, met in Geneva to discuss the fate of Syria. Although some major powers support the UN-brokered plan for a transitional government in the co...