Street protests in Syria after Assad speech

Protesters took to the streets of Damascus suburbs and several cities across Syria on Monday to denounce a speech by President Bashar al-Assad they said did not meet mass demands for sweeping political change, activists said.

"No to dialogue with murderers," chanted 300 protesters in the capital's suburb of Irbin, a witness told Reuters by telephone, with the slogans echoing in the background. (Reuters)