Hundreds of Syrians protested Thursday in central Damascus calling for democracy and women's rights, more than a week after a rebel alliance ousted president Bashar Al Assad, AFP correspondents said.

At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

DUBAI - At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Jan 10, the Syrian civil defence said. The children suffered ...