France wants to increase pressure on Syria
France will propose making Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria obligatory, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Fabius wants to invoke the UN's "Chapter 7" provision, which allows the Security Council to authorise actions ranging from sanctions to military intervention.
US and Russia in row over Syria weapons
The United States and Russia are embroiled in a furious diplomatic row after both sides accused each other of supplying arms to Syria.
US accuses Russia of escalating conflict in Syria
The US Secretary of State has accused Russia of escalating the conflict in Syria and lying about their involvement in the country.
Syria 'on edge of civil war' amid massacre fears
Foreign Secretary William Hague has told MPs in the House of Commons that Syria is "on the edge of civil war."