Death toll rises in Syrian port city
Syrian tanks have opened fire on poor Sunni districts in the port city of Latakia, in the fourth day of fighting which has claimed at least 34 lives, a human rights group says.
President Bashar al-Assad has broadened and intensified a military assault against towns and cities where demonstrators have been demanding his removal since the middle of March.
"Heavy machine gun fire and explosions were hitting al-Raml al-Filistini (home to Palestinian refugees) and al-Shaab this...