UN suspends Syria observer mission
DAMASCUS UN observers suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday, blaming intensifying violence, responding to which the Syrian foreign ministry said it ``understands'' the decision of the UN observers' mission head, saying ``terrorist groups'' were threatening its members and President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would discuss differences over Syria at a G20 summit next week, according to the US State Department.
Syria will be suspended from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday for its violent suppression of a 17-month uprising, a diplomat said on Monday before a two-day OIC summit in Mecca.