British plane may have collided with drone at Heathrow, lands safely
A British Airways passenger aircraft was hit by what most likely was a drone on Sunday as it prepared to land at Britain`s Heathrow Airport, police said.
Apr 18, 2016, 09:55 AM IST
Assad party wins expected majority in Syria parliamentary vote
Syria's ruling Baath party and its allies won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections last week across government-held parts of the country, the national electoral commission has announced.
Apr 17, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Syria opposition rejects UN proposal for Assad to stay: Source
Assad's ouster has been the key demand of Syria's opposition since the uprising broke out in 2011, but Damascus says his departure is not on the table.
Apr 16, 2016, 18:05 PM IST
Syria opposition says willing to govern with regime `diplomats, technocrats`
Syria`s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) told AFP Friday it was willing to join a transitional government with diplomats and technocrats from President Bashar al-Assad`s government
Apr 16, 2016, 00:08 AM IST
More shelling in Syria's Aleppo mars peace talks in Geneva
Syrian troops exchanged fire with rebels in the contested northern city of Aleppo today in a renewed bout of fighting that could further mar peace talks underway in Geneva.
Apr 14, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
Syria transitional govt must include regime, opposition: Assad
President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that any transitional government in Syria should include both the regime and opposition, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged greater efforts to tackle the country`s refugee crisis.
Mar 30, 2016, 19:58 PM IST
Syrian refugee crisis demands united global action: UN chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called for a united global effort to tackle the Syrian refugee crisis, as he opened a conference on securing resettlement places for nearly half a million of those displaced.
Mar 30, 2016, 15:05 PM IST
Syria sees impasse broken in peace talks as EU urges engagement
The head of Syria`s delegation in Geneva said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini had urged his government to engage positively in peace talks on Wednesday, and he believed the round of talks had broken the diplomatic impasse.
Mar 24, 2016, 03:45 AM IST
Syrian govt to review UN proposal before next round of talks
A Syrian government official said on Wednesday Damascus would respond to a UN proposal on the intra-Syrian peace talks at the start of the next round of negotiations, but did not say what it contained.
Mar 23, 2016, 23:42 PM IST
No foreign powers should have say in Syria peace talks: Damascus
No foreign power should be permitted to interfere in the ongoing Syrian peace talks in Geneva, the lead government negotiator said, denying that high-level US-Russian meetings in Moscow will impact the process.
Mar 23, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
Syria regime digs in on Assad as Hezbollah vows to fight on
Syria`s peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad Monday, as the head of Lebanon`s Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would keep fighting alongside the regime until Islamic State jihadists are defeated.
Mar 22, 2016, 09:28 AM IST
Political transition `mother of all issues` in Syria talks: UN envoy
Agreeing on political transition in Syria is the "mother of all issues," the UN envoy for the war-ravaged country said Monday, as a new round of peace talks was to begin.
Mar 14, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
US, France warn Syria regime as peace talks set to begin
United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura met representatives of both delegations for "informal meetings" ahead of the negotiations.
Mar 14, 2016, 09:46 AM IST
Why US is silent on Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan?- Part II
Balochistan people have been suffering from last 68 years, and Pakistan army is not leaving any stone unturned to make their life hell.
Mar 13, 2016, 22:53 PM IST
Why US is silent on Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan?
Balochistan people have been suffering from last 68 years, and Pakistan army is not leaving any stone unturned to make their life hell.
Mar 13, 2016, 22:50 PM IST
Opposition to attend Syria peace talks as truce holds
Syria`s opposition said on Friday it will attend fresh peace talks next week, stoking hopes the war-ravaged country may be able to end five years of civil war and move toward elections in 18 months.
Mar 12, 2016, 09:13 AM IST
Syria regime says will attend peace talks starting March 14
Syria`s regime said on Monday it would attend renewed peace talks in Geneva starting March 14, but the opposition was still considering whether to go despite a major lull in fighting.
Mar 08, 2016, 10:20 AM IST
Syria peace talks to begin on March 14: Government source
The source did not specify when the government delegation would arrive in the Swiss city for the latest round of indirect negotiations aimed at ending the nearly five-year conflict.
Syria opposition agrees to attend Geneva peace talks
The United Nations is hoping it can now restart talks on a political transition that collapsed last month in Geneva.
Mar 07, 2016, 16:33 PM IST
Syria ceasefire holding `by and large` despite `incidents`: UN chief
The ceasefire in Syria is holding "by and large" despite isolated "incidents" of fighting recorded over the weekend, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.
Feb 29, 2016, 18:03 PM IST
