UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon turned up the pressure on Syria on Friday, telling U.N. member states of "grisly reports" of Syrian government forces arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the battle-scarred city of Homs. "The Syrian government has failed to deliver on its responsibility to protect its people," Ban told the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly. "Civilian populations are under military assault in several cities." "A major assault on Homs took place yesterday," he said. "Civilian losses have clearly been heavy. ...
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