Homs protestors refuse to back down

Tens of thousands of defiant Syrian protesters have thronged the streets of Homs calling for the execution of president Bashar Assad after his Arab League monitors were allowed in the city for the first time.

Government troops were ordered to pull back from the rebel stronghold in the first sign the regime was complying with the League’s plan to end the nine-month-old crackdown on mostly unarmed and peaceful protesters.