Syria

Neighbourhoods of Midan, Suleimaniyeh and Aziziyeh are left without drinking water after major pipeline is damaged.

Assad's regime has made it clear that Brahimi will not succeed unless the outside world stops supporting the rebels.

A wounded rebel fighter and a nurse fall in love and tie the knot.

Bombers target military Army General Staff Headquarters in heart of Damascus.

In a joint appeal with the UN refugee agency, Jordan seeks $700m in international assistance to deal with influx of Syrian refugees.

Rockets fired by war planes kill more than 60 people on the outskirts of Damascus.

Death toll of up to 600 would represent bloodiest massacre of 17-month uprising.

Anti-Assad activists say scores of bodies found dumped in a mosque near the capital Damascus.

Syria's key cities witness one of bloodiest days as Assad's forces continue to deploy artillery and helicopters.

Russia and China accuse the West of using a threat of chemical weapons as a pretext to intervene militarily in Syria.

Gun and grenade battles between Sunni Muslims and Alawites continue in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city.

Syria warns of spreading of violence across the region in case of a US military intervention.

Chemical weapons movement would be a 'red line' for president that would change everything.

Veteran Algerian diplomat charged with calming the escalating conflict.

As the monitors' mission comes to an end, UN plans to establish a liaison office in Damascus to extend its presence.

Two-thirds majority needed for the 57-member Islamic body to expel Syria.

Syria's state news agency confirms loss of jet, but claims loss was caused by technical problem rather than capture.

Syrian forces are targeting young rebels and executing them in a bid to stop the uprising.

Various districts in Damascus, Aleppo and Homs under heavy attack as 150 people are killed across the country.

Iran blames armed groups for the incident and claims they know the whereabouts of the abductors.

Assad forces hit back against rebels in Aleppo and Damascus as civilian death toll mounts.

Resolution criticises President Bashar al-Assad for using heavy weapons in Damascus and Aleppo.

UN General Assembly set to vote on new proposals against President Bashar al-Assad's regime - but reports suggest the new draft has been watered down.

Hospitals and makeshift clinics in Aleppo are flooded with bodies and injured people.

US says Assad's regime 'is coming to an end' and 'has lost all legitimacy'

UN special envoy Kofi Annan fears imminent massacre in Aleppo.

Dozens of rebels belonging to the Free Syrian Army believed killed or wounded in Aleppo.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it is not possible to remain mute spectators to the carnage in Syria's largest city.

Major world powers including the US, China and Russia seek more time to consider issues and a possible UN vote at the end of 2012.

Syrian regime deploys tanks, helicopter gunships and aircraft along with scores of troops in Aleppo.