EU's Tusk calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria

European Council President Donald Tusk said the EU was calling for an immediate ceasefire in Syria as a new wave of bombs struck the eastern Ghouta district ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire, Reuters reported.

Tusk told a news conference that allies of Damascus, Russia and Iran, were allowing a surge in attacks on rebel positions on Syria.