British Foreign Secretary William Hague asks Syrian president to step down….

British envoy hopes Turkey will tell Syrian leader to introduce reforms or step down.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must implement reforms in his country or step aside, as the embattled leader prepared to make a major speech.

Syrian rebels killed 40 security officials......

According to Syria's state news agency, “armed gangs” killed at least 40 security officers.

 The attacks, if confirmed, would be the most lethal anti-government retaliation in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad began a brutal crackdown on protesters three months ago. State media reported that police officers and security personnel heading to the town of Jisr al-Shughour were ambushed by the “armed gangs,’ and in what appeared to be a separate attack, eight guards in the town were killed when pipe bombs exploded in a post office.

US froze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad .......

United States froze the assets of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other officials.

 The step was taken to pressurise the government to end its crackdown on protesters. Property in US or interests in property belonging to al-Assad and the officials will be frozen, according to US Treasury Department. The other officials include Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara, Prime Minister Adel Safar, Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim al-Shaar and Defense Minister Ali Habib Mahmoud.

SYRIAN SECURITY FORCES OPENED FIRE ON PROTESTERS....

Syrian security forces killed at least 20 protesters today.

Protest in Syrian city again started after Friday prayer when hundreds of people gathered and started protest against president Bashar al-Assad.

Eye witness told that at least 8 people were killed when security forces opened fire on the protesters in Homs city. News of the killing of at least 12 protesters are coming from other parts of the country. Dozens got injured in the clashes with security forces.