01/05/2016

Syrian airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo have killed ten more civilians, lifting the city's nine-day death toll to nearly 250. US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to Geneva in a fresh ceasefire bid. Russia has…

How much fighting has to take place before a shaky truce in Syria is declared to have broken down? A "system of calm" announced by the Syrian military may have restored a semblance of normality in some parts of the country Saturday,…

Bombs continued to fall on the rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria, on Saturday, but Russia refused to pressure President Bashar al-Assad’s government to ease up on airstrikes that are terrifying residents. With only one exit route…

US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged Syria's government and the opposition to agree to a fresh ceasefire amid heavy fighting in Aleppo. The State Department announced that Kerry will fly to Geneva on 1 May for planned talks with…

Nearly 30 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Saturday and the total number of people killed by the warring sides after nine straight days of bombardment reached nearly 250, a monitoring group said.…