UN Security Council discusses Syrian crisis (AP)

Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet (Reuters)

Reuters - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Serbia to buy back loss-making US Steel plant (AP)

AP - Serbia's government has agreed with U.S. Steel to buy back its loss-making plant in the Balkan country for a symbolic $1, with a goal to avoid its closure and the layoff of 5,400 of its workers, the prime minister said Friday.