Top of the Hour: Kofi Annan and Bashar al-Assad Fail to Agree on Cease-Fire; Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

A special envoy for the UN and the Arab League, led by Kofi Annan, has left Syria empty-handed. Although Annan met twice with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus over the weekend, they could not agree on a cease-fire. In the meantime, even more killings are reported in Syria. One activist group says 45 people, including children, were killed in the city of Homs last night.

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