Senator urges US to recall ambassador to Syria

A Republican senator says the United States should recall its ambassador from Damascus amid Syria's deadly crackdown.

Sen. John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, on Saturday told a meeting of Republican Jews that Damascus did not deserve to have a US representative as Syrian security agents have made sweeping arrests. Syrian President Bashar Assad has tried to end two weeks of pro-democracy demonstrations that are threatening his family's rule. (AP)