A car bomb has killed four people in the Sumaria area in the Syrian capital, Damascus, as citizens are bracing for a possible US attack, the official Syrian news agency has reported.
China has warned US that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices as US keeps threatening to bomb the Arab country.
Pope Francis has urged world leaders to "lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution" in Syria as Washington continues to stick to its controversial plans to bomb the Arab country.
A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says locals have witnessed al-Qaeda-linked terrorists used chemical materials on people in Latakia and called on the West to wait for investigation results on recent alleged chemical attack in the country.
A Senate panel has voted to give US President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to an alleged use of chemical weapons.
US Air Force Chief General Mark Welsh has admitted his forces are not ready to go to a war with Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons.
US President Barack Obama, disappointed by allies, has repeated allegations that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons and called for acting against Damascus.
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister has warned that the government would not give in to threats of a US-led military strike against the country, even if a third world war kicked off.
A foreign-backed militant in Syria has said militants from the Caucasus have formed an independent force to fight the Syrian army forces.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but has stopped short of saying whether that would include military action.
Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy's operations in the region, as the United States prepares for a possible military strike on Syria, a report says.
The Vatican tries to show its opposition against threatened military strikes on Syria over the alleged use of chemical weapons.
Despite the fact that US officials are still claiming that Syria government had launched the chemical attacks, a newly released video proves just the opposite and clearly shows the militants were behind the raids.
Russia may hike military assistance to Syria should the United States strike, the top US military officer says.
US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force in Syria.
Israel has claimed responsibility for the rocket fires in the Mediterranean Sea, saying it was a test fire after Russian Defense Ministry announced the incident.
Russia has criticized the United States for sending warships close to Syria, saying the deployments would exacerbate tension in the region.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says France will not act alone in a possible military intervention in Syria.
American antiwar activist and author Noam Chomsky has said a US attack on Syria without a UN mandate would be a war crime regardless of congressional approval.
The White House has battled for congressional authorization to bomb Syria, as two top Republicans warned that a "no" vote after President Barack Obama had threatened action would be catastrophic.