french president francois hollande addresses reporters during a joint press conference with benin and african union president thomas boni yayi , left , at the elysee palace in paris , tuesday may 29 , 2012 .... ( associated press ) a demonstrator carries a sign reading " thank you germany " in front of the syrian embassy in berlin tuesday , may 29 , 2012 .
turkey and japan expelled syrian diplomats on wednesday , joining the u.s. and several other nations in protesting a weekend massacre of more than 100 people in syria , including women and children .
the deputy to international envoy kofi annan , united nations ( reuters ) - if the u.n. security council does not take swift action to pressure syria , u.s.
governments around the world expelled ambassadors and top syrian diplomats tuesday ... ( associated press ) in this photo provided by the syrian official news agency sana , syrian president bashar assad , right , meets with kofi annan , the u.n.-arab league joint special envoy for image caption syrian troops , tanks and artillery were all supposed to have been withdrawn to barracks in april hopes of a new international initiative over syria have suffered a setback after a russian minister ruled out any action by the un security council soon .
x u.n.-arab league envoy kofi annan enters his car after his meeting with jordan 's foreign minister nasser judeh in amman , may 30 , 2012 .
handout photo released by syrian opposition 's shaam news network shows un observers at hospital morgue before their burial in central syrian town of houla on may 26 , 2012 .
russia " categorically " opposed foreign intervention in syria , he said , as outrage grew over the massacre of 108 people in houla last week .
x voa russian service 's yuliya appel and middle east voices ' mohammed elshinnawi contributed to this report .
turkey is expelling all syrian diplomatic staff from ankara , following similar moves by western states .