Women, children massacred in Houla

Scores have been killed in an attack by Syrian government forces and loyalists on Houla, a town in Homs province, according to activists. The Syrian National council has asked the United Nations to take immediate action after what it called a "massacre". Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports.



Warning: There are graphic images in this report which some might find disturbing. At least 90 people have been killed during an attack on Houla, a town near the opposition stronghold of Homs. Dozens of children are among the dead. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports.



UN observers in Syria have visited the town of Houla where nearly 100 people were killed in a massacre. The head of the mission condemned the attack. UN leader Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan also condemned the killings saying they were an "appalling and brutal" breach of international law. Al Jazeera's Charles stratford reports.