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Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia has mocked the new 33 million dollar bounty on its top leaders by offering its own bounty for President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -10 camels for Obama and 20 chickens for Clinton.

UNSMIS staff in the Syrian village of Mazraat al-Qubeir conduct a fact-finding mission.

Making an unannounced visit to Kabul, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Thursday said the United States was "reaching the limits of our patience" with Pakistan for allowing militant groups to enjoy safe haven inside parts of the country.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) flanked by Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the Arab League, Kofi Annan (left), and Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, speaks to press.

The US for the first time has announced millions of dollars in rewards in exchange for information that would lead to the arrest of top leaders of the Somali militant group Al Shabaab which has declared its allegiance to global terror network Al Qaeda.

Syria saw more violence as around 80 people, including women and children, were shot, hacked to death and burned in their homes in a village in Hama province, activists said. Meanwhile, UN monitors proceeding to the site of violence came under fire.