Qatar, Arab League urge UN council to act on Syria

The head of the Arab League and the prime minister of Qatar urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to take swift action to stem the escalating violence in Syria and to endorse an Arab plan for Syria's president to give up power.

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby urged the council to take "rapid and decisive action" while Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani warned the 15-nation body that Syria's "killing machine is still at work." (Reuters)