Quick takes.

Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar: Crowds of supporters greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with thunderous applause as she embarked today on her first campaign tripsince becoming an official candidate for April elections. 

Death toll in building collapse rises to 20 in Pak: The death toll in the collapse of a factory in this eastern Pakistani city rose to 20 today when rescue workers retrieved more bodies even as officials said they feared that about 30 others might still be buried in the rubble.

US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses: The US has closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a new
Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria, now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.