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Russia proposes date for Syrian peace talks

Russia has proposed that a two-day round of Syrian peace talks should start on July 4.

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Withdrawal of rebels and civlians from Aleppo delayed as opposition claim ceasefire is broken

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Syria's truce not dead, say US and Russia

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US air strikes kill 28 Syrian civilians

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Maternity hospital bombed in Syria; Casualties reported

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Syrian ceasefire is priority for peace talks

Rebel fighters target Aleppo hospital

279 civilians killed on both sides in Syrian city since April 22.

Wed, 04 May, 2016

John Kerry to attempt to restore Syria deal

US Secretary of State John Kerry said “several proposals” aimed at finding a way to restore at least a partial truce in Syria are being discussed, amid continuing attacks in the city of Aleppo.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Islamic State abducts 300 workers in Syria as fighting intensifies

Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted 300 cement workers and contractors in an area north-east of Damascus, Syrian state TV reported as fighting elsewhere in the country also worsened.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

Faint hopes as Syrian war talks adjourn

As Syrian peace talks were adjourned in Geneva after 10 days, the UN mediator said he was encouraged that there was “no drama, no walkouts” — but, while a shaky truce has continued to hold across the war-torn country, there was also no visible sign of progress on a lasting settlement.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2016

Bashar al-Assad’s fate key issue at peace talks in Geneva

Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under unaccustomed pressure to discuss something far outside their comfort zone: The fate of president Bashar al-Assad. And they are doing their best to avoid it.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Conflict hits 80% of Syrian children

More than 80% of Syria’s children have been harmed by the country’s conflict, including growing numbers who are forced to work, join armed groups, or marry young because of widening poverty, the UN children’s agency said.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

10,000 child refugees missing, Europol says

The European Union police agency says authorities dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis have lost track of about 10,000 unaccompanied children over the last 18 months amid fears that organised crime gangs are beginning to exploit the vulnerable youngsters.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

Syrian opposition casts doubt on peace talks

The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday — throwing UN diplomatic efforts into question as it accused the US of adopting unacceptable Iranian and Russian ideas for solving the conflict.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

UN issue defining terrorists in Syria 'against whom combat is allowed'

A UN plan to suspend Syria’s nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of the toughest issues vexing diplomats trying to end the conflict.

Fri, 01 Jan, 2016

Bashar Assad’s role in Syria solution ‘pivotal’

President Bashar Assad has a “pivotal” role to play in the war on terrorism and in any political settlement to Syria’s devastating civil war, a senior Iranian official said.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2015

Angelina Jolie criticises UN failure to act on Syrian refugee crisis

Actress Angelina Jolie has pleaded with world powers to help the millions of Syrian refugees, sharply criticising the UN Security Council for being paralysed by its division over Syria’s four-year conflict.

Sat, 25 Apr, 2015

Syrian truce agreed 'in principle'

The Syrian government has agreed “in principle” to a UN envoy’s call for local ceasefires to try to ease the worst fighting in the country’s civil war but needs more details before it can make a final decision, an official said.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2014

UN envoy fears massacre if Kobani falls

Thousands of people "will most likely be massacred" if Kobani falls to Islamic State fighters, a UN envoy said, as militants fought deeper into the besieged Syrian Kurdish town in full view of Turkish tanks that have done nothing to intervene.

Sat, 11 Oct, 2014

Rise in Afghan civilian deaths

The number of civilians killed or wounded in the Afghan conflict rose 31% in the first six months of the year, and anti-government forces caused about three-quarters of the casualties, the United Nations said in a report today.

Tue, 10 Aug, 2010

Soldiers die as Afghan peace takes continue

Five Afghan police and three Nato service members including one Briton have died in separate roadside bomb blasts, officials said today.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010

UN chief welcomes reduction in Iraq attacks

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the reduction in attacks across Iraq and called for similar improvements in the political arena.

Thu, 17 Jan, 2008

Miliband hails new UN envoys

Britain today welcomed the appointment of a new top United Nations envoy to Iraq.

Sat, 08 Sep, 2007