A Syrian army tank in the city of Homs appears to take a direct hit from rebel fighters.<br/> <br />The images - posted on a social media website - cannot be independently verified by Reuters.<br/> <br />But they add to evidence of ongoing fighting across the country amid calls for renewed sanctions. .<br/> <br />More than 40 people died in clashes on Thursday, a day after a UN Security Council call for an immediate ceasefire.<br/> <br />In Singapore, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon repeated calls for a resolution to the crisis, through the peace plan drafted by his envoy Kofi Annan.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, BAN KI-MOON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"As the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate, it is more urgent than ever to find the resolution of this issue."<br/> <br />Meanwhile, EU foreign policy ministers arriving for a meeting in Brussels, including Germany's Guido Westerwelle and Britain's William Hague, repeated calls to increase pressure on Syria.<br/> <br />Foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the EU would be announcing additional sanctions - as well as imposing travel bans on a further 12 people, including Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's wife, Asma.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF, CATHERINE ASHTON, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I cannot say to you in strong enough terms how much we are concerned about what is going on in Syria."<br/> <br />As well as a travel ban, Asma Assad has also had her assets frozen.<br/> <br />The British-born former investment banker has stood by her husband during the year-long crackdown on popular unrest which has reportedly left at least 8000 people dead.<br/> <br />Sunita Rappai, Reuters
