U.N. Security Council at standstill on Syria, reports of deaths rise [View all]
United Nations (CNN) -- At least 48 people were killed across Syria Wednesday, opposition activists said, as diplomats at the United Nations prepare to debate once again how to respond to the mounting crisis in the country.
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The reports come a day after members of the U.N. Security Council failed to reach an agreement on a resolution that would call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. Al-Assad has faced growing international pressure to stop a bloody crackdown on dissidents seeking his ouster and democratic elections.
Arab and Western diplomats voiced their support for the draft resolution, but representatives from Russia and China slammed it as meddlesome.
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"The council cannot impose the parameters for an internal political settlement," said Vitaly Churkin, Russia's U.N. ambassador. "We are convinced that at a time of intense internal political crisis, the role of the international community should not be one of exacerbating conflict, nor meddling by use of economic sanctions or military force."
more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/meast/syria-unrest/?hpt=hp_bn2
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