the british embassy in damascus evacuates all its staff amid worries over security in syria. this, as fears grow over full-scale ground assault by the syrian authorities against opposition forces in homs and elsewhere. hello. welcome to g.m.t. also in this program relief for passengers trapped for three days on the stricken italian cruise ship. they come ashore in the seychelles. and tailor-made advertising by google angers privilege a campaigners. the european union says it may violate its rules. it s midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 2:00 in the afternoon in syria, where opposition activists say they are very worried that government forces are rolling tanks into the city of homs in preparation for a major ground assault there. it is virtually impossible to reach residents and activists in the besieged baba amr neighborhood, which is bearing the brunt of shelling. meanwhile, the united nations has today again condemned the violence in syria and is