US warns of Syria action, seeks transition plan

The Obama administration is warning Syria that UN sanctions may be near, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads Wednesday to Turkey to talk strategy with US allies and look for a way to win Russia's support for a transition plan ending the Assad regime.

The threatening message was delivered by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who called for the world to exert "maximum financial pressure" on Syrian President Bashar Assad's government after 15 months of violence. (AP)