05/02/2014

The U.S. intelligence chief Clapper said Assad's government is likely to remain in power, absent a diplomatic agreement for a new transitional government, which most observers consider a long shot. World Bulletin / News Desk Last year's…

World Bulletin / News Desk U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is retiring at the end of the month, current and former U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Ford, a career foreign service officer and a fluent Arabic speaker, was instrumental…

US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the use of barrel bombs in the Syrian city of Aleppo by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Mr Kerry said it was the "latest barbaric act of the Syrian regime". Aleppo has been divided…