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Obama and Putin meet amid tensions: White House

US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific ...

Syrian troops kill 14 Al-Qaida militants in central region

At least 14 al-Qaida fighters, including four commanders, were killed Sunday by a Syrian airstrike against their ...

School bombing kills 30 children in Syria: Monitor

At least 30 Syrian children were killed Wednesday in a double bombing by a lone assailant at a school in the ...

Iran rejected US request for cooperation against IS: Khamenei

Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance in Iraq and ...

Mortar fire on Syria schools kills child, hurts 40: Media

Mortar rounds fired on schools in the Syrian capital on Tuesday killed a child and wounded more than 40 people, among ...

Swine flu kills 19 in Syria out of 59 suspects: Health Minister

Syrian Health Minister Saad al- Nayef said that swine flu has killed 19 people in Syria, mainly in the central ...

Syria army, rebels agree new Damascuis area truce

Syrias army and rebels have agreed local truces in key flashpoints around Damascus, despite regime and opposition ...

Syrian troops repel rebels` attack on Aleppo`s central prison

The Syrian troops repelled Thursday rebels attack against the central prison of the country s northern province of ...

Car bomb in Lebanon town near Syria kills three

A powerful car bomb explosion killed at least three people and wounded 20 Thursday in downtown Hermel, a stronghold of ...

Beirut car bomb kills adviser to ex-PM

A huge car bomb rocked central Beirut on Friday, killing an adviser to Lebanese ex-premier Saad Hariri and leaving ...

Mortar attack in Syria`s Aleppo kills 11 people

At least 11 people were killed on Monday in a mortar attack that struck Syrias northern city of Aleppo, the state-run ...

Destructions chemical weapons begins

Experts destroyed missile warheads, aerial bombs and chemical mixing equipment Sunday on the first day of a campaign ...

IAEA divided on atomic risks from potential US airstrike in Syria

The head of the United Nations' nuclear energy watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Monday that his ...

Assad warns US will `pay the price` if it attacks Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington on Monday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his ...

China backs UN effort on Syria

China supports the United Nations effort on resolving the Syria issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on ...