My Way News - Syria defies cease-fire plan as peace hopes fade
My Way News reports: "Syrian troops defied a U.N.-brokered cease-fire plan on Tuesday, launching fresh attacks on rebellious areas, but special envoy Kofi Annan said there was still time to salvage a truce that he described as the only chance for peace [...] Russia and China had blocked strong action by the U.N. Security Council, giving Assad a significant layer of protection as his crackdown continues."