New government would draft new constitution on parliamentary system basis; negotiations over transition of power reportedly stopped; Gates fears Yemen-U.S. anti-terrorism cooperation could be imperiled if Saleh departs.

Their call through social networking websites came after seven protesters were killed late Saturday during mass demonstrations in Lattkiya, 350 kilometers northwest of Damascus, activists said.

Six terrorists failed in their attempt to blow up a pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel and Jordan from Egypt.

The United States is not ready to send troops to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said.

Three reportedly killed in Damascus, 20 in Sanamein; Syrian information minister says situation ''completely calm.''

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned a decision by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa to sever its ties with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), calling it ''misguided and shortsighted.''

The European Union, whose top leaders met at a two-day summit in Brussels, has adopted further sanctions against Libya under a United Nations Security Council resolution ''to insure that oil and gas revenues do not reach the Kaddafi regime.''

Anti-regime protests spread across south Syria, several hundred villagers in Sanamein chant 'Freedom!'; VP says Assad 'continuing along path towards reform'

''Colonel Kaddafi has to relinquish power immediately,” says EU foreign policy chief

Attack comes despite unilateral ceasefire declared by Libyan government; France's UN envoy predicts imminent military action following UN authorization for no-fly zone.