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Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form
World
February 12, 2014
Russia says will veto Syria aid resolution in current form
Russia said on Wednesday it would veto a UN resolution on humanitarian aid access in Syria in its current form,…
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
World
February 11, 2014
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
The Syrian government and the opposition met face to face on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence for people…
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
World
February 7, 2014
Syrian state TV: Government will join next round of Geneva peace talks
Syria's deputy foreign minister said on Friday the government would take part in a second round of peace talks on…
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
World
February 6, 2014
Syria can meet June 30 chemical weapons deadline: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was confident Syria would meet a June 30 deadline to eliminate…
Syria misses deadline to hand over all critical chemicals
World
February 5, 2014
Syria misses deadline to hand over all critical chemicals
Syria on Wednesday missed a deadline to hand over all the toxic materials it declared to the world's chemical weapons…
Death toll rises as Syrian regime bombs Aleppo
World
February 4, 2014
Death toll rises as Syrian regime bombs Aleppo
Syrian army helicopters carried out new raids over the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, dropping explosive-packed barrel bombs as…
Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL
World
February 3, 2014
Al Qaeda breaks link with Syrian militant group ISIL
Al Qaeda's general command said on Monday it had no links with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
Explosion kills two in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria
World
February 1, 2014
Explosion kills two in Hezbollah stronghold near Syria
At least two people were killed and six others wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded on Saturday in a…
Syria peace talks end first round in deadlock
World
January 31, 2014
Syria peace talks end first round in deadlock
A first round of peace talks on Syria wraps up Friday with both sides in entrenched positions and the U.N.…
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
World
January 30, 2014
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
Syria's government has razed thousands of homes as "collective punishment" of communities that back the opposition in the capital Damascus…