UK ups Syria aid, says EU must be ready to go further

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday the world's efforts to end the bloodshed in Syria had been an "abject failure", and urged the European Union to be prepared to "move further" if no political solution to the crisis was found.

In his strongest comments on the Syria conflict yet, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain would increase aid to Syria's opposition and supply it with armoured vehicles and training, which would include advice on how to secure areas seized from President Bashar al-Assad's forces.