Syria Resolution Failure 'Disastrous' for UN, Says Ban Ki-moon
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, says the shelling of Homs is a 'grim harbinger of worse to come'. After talks with the Arab League, suggestions of a new observer mission backed by the UN are on the table. Shelling of Homs continued for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday

Read the article here | Julian Borger, Luke Harding, Chris McGreal in Washington, and Peter Walker | Thursday, February 09, 2012