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BRUSSELS — NATO and Russia could play a role in eliminating Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles if they were asked to do so by the United Nations, said U.S., NATO and Russian officials on Wednesday. The destruction of Syria's chemical…

Arab and Western powers met in London on Tuesday to push Syrian opposition leaders to attend talks in Geneva next month, but President Bashar al-Assad poured cold water on hopes of any peace deal. British Foreign Secretary William…

Bolstering Syria's moderate opposition is crucial to excluding extremists from power in the war-gripped country, the UK's foreign secretary has said. William Hague was speaking as Arab and Western foreign ministers gathered for talks…

Alexandra Chen, a specialist in childhood trauma, is on her way from the Lebanese capital Beirut to the southern town of Nabatiyeh, where she's running a workshop for teachers, child psychologists and sports coaches who are dealing with…

The US has urged the Syrian government to allow immediate aid convoys to starving civilians cut off in rebel-held suburbs of Damascus. Washington said the army's months-long siege left many people in desperate need of food, water and…

The dead: 24 civilians (including 5 children and 4 women), 25 rebels, 1 YPG, 11 unidentified rebels, 2 al-Nusra suicide bombers, 10 non-Syrian jihadists, 14 NDF, 49 regular soldiers. By province: Reef Dimashq (18 rebels, 6…

The so-called London 11 – the core group of the Friends of Syria – will meet Tuesday with the Syrian opposition in London to push for peace talks in Geneva next month with representatives of President Bashar al-Assad's regime. Western…

At least 30 people have been killed by a suicide truck bombing on the edge of the central Syrian city of Hama. State news agency Sana said Syrian rebels had driven a truck laden with over a tonne of explosives into a government checkpoint…

CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said on Sunday peace talks aimed at ending the civil war in Syria were scheduled for Nov. 23, but the international envoy for Syria said no date had yet been set for the…

Nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims kidnapped by rebels in Syria last year have been released, with signs that two Turkish pilots whose abduction was linked to their capture may also be freed. "The nine Lebanese held in Syria are on their way…