Britain, France and Germany are again pressing for the U.N. Security Council to respond to the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on protesters.
Last week, the deeply divided council failed to agree on a European- and U.S.-backed statement condemning Syrian violence against peaceful protesters, with Russia saying security forces were also killed and the actions don't threaten international peace.
France's U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud said diplomats from the three countries raised the "very worrying" situation in Syria during closed-door discussions Friday on the political vacuum in Lebanon.
Terje Roed-Larsen, a U.N. envoy for Lebanon, said what he thought was "a looming storm" has become "a mega-hurricane" that is unpredictable and has not only regional but also global implications.
Associated Press
