UN Chief Calls for Arms Embargo on Syria

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on Syria. Speaking Friday at the Asia Society in New York, the U.N. chief called foreign powers "irresponsible" for giving military support to parties committing atrocities in the war-torn country. Russia has vetoed four resolutions on its ally, Syria, protecting it and blocking efforts intended to end the war. Meanwhile, Syrian state media say a car bomb blast has killed at least 34...

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