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Syria peace talks end without breakthrough
The first round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in Syria has ended without any significant breakthrough as rival sides blamed each other for lack of progress. United Nations Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said on Friday that while talks between Syria's regime and opposition had made slim progress, they had raised hopes for a solution.. More -
Deadly volcanic eruptions in Indonesia
An Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months unleased a major eruption on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, officials have said. Among the dead on Mount Sinabung were a local television journalist and four high-school students and their teacher who were visiting the mountain to see the eruptions up close, said National Disaster Mitigation.. More -
UN: No substantive results in Syria talks
Syria's peace talks are moving forward with greater ease but United Nations mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has warned against expecting substantive results during this round. Brahimi said on Wednesday that the "ice is breaking", calling the presence of both the regime and the opposition at the negotiating table a step in the right direction. "These.. More -
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli soldiers have shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian medical and security sources have said. Ali Obedat, a Palestinian Red Crescent spokesman, identified the man as Mohammed Mubarak and said he was found with three bullet wounds in his back. The shooting, which took place on Wednesday just.. More -
6 killed, 4 injured in Fallujah clashes
Six people were killed in Tuesday clashes between army forces and armed tribesmen in Iraq's western city of Fallujah, according to a tribal source. "A group of armed tribesman attacked an Iraqi army site in Fallujah's southern Al-Naimiya district," the source, preferring anonymity, told Anadolu Agency. "The clashes, which went on for.. More -
Syrian opposition: Regime insists on starvation policy
As the Geneva II talks are ongoing on its 5th day between the delegations of the Syrian regime and the opposition Syrian National Coalition on Tuesday, Syrian opposition said "Geneva I agreement is our priority, regime insists on starvation policy." The first phase of Geneva-II talks started on January 22 with the participation of 40 states.. More -
Syria talks deadlocked over power transfer
Syrian peace talks in Geneva have reached a deadlock after a session aimed at tackling contentious political issues, including the possibility of a transitional government. The UN mediator for the Geneva 2 peace talks, Lakhdar Brahimi, told a news conference on Monday afternoon that little progress had been made on any front, but discussions would.. More -
Tunisia assembly approves new constitution
Tunisia's national assembly has approved the country's new constitution, three years after the overthrow of the North African country's long-time ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Sunday's vote by an overwhelming majority of assembly members marks another crucial step to getting the democratic transition back on track in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The.. More -
Yemeni factions hold national dialogue
Yemen's rival factions have wrapped up months of national dialogue aimed at drafting a new constitution and establishing a federal state amid secessionist agitation in the south of the country. President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who succeeded Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2012, pledged at a ceremony in Sanaa on Saturday to form commissions to draft the new.. More -
Syria's warring sides reach deal on Homs
The Syrian regime has said women and children can leave besieged areas of the city of Homs in the center of the country. The announcement came after negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on a second day of face-to-face talks in the Swiss city of Geneva. Homs, occupying a strategic location, has been a key battleground... More -
Ukraine protesters dig in after deal rejected
Anti-government protesters have kicked special forces police and cadets out of a flashpoint building in Kiev as demonstrations continued and opposition leaders refused a compromise deal put forward by the president. Protesters besieged police in the capital's international convention centre on Sunday after the opposition leader, Arseniy Yatsenyuk,.. More -
Kabul suicide bomb kills Afghan defense staff
At least four people killed and others wounded in bombing of Ministry of Defense vehicle claimed by Taliban. A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least four people in Kabul in an attack on a Ministry of Defense bus, officials said, confirming three people in the vehicle and a woman bystander had died. At least nine people were wounded in the attack.. More -
50 protesters killed in Saturday's protests: Pro-democracy bloc
The pro-democracy National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy said that at least 50 pro-democracy protesters were killed in clashes between police forces and demonstrators on Saturday. However, Egypt's Health Ministry has confirmed that only 29 people were killed in the Saturday violence. Imam Youssef, a leading alliance member, told Anadolu Agency.. More -
Syrian 'peace talks' off to muted start
Syrian 'peace talks' got off to a tentative start, with the leaders of the rival delegations failing to attend the first face-to-face meeting and those present refusing to speak to each other directly. Delegates for the Syrian regime and the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) met face-to-face for the first time in the meeting on Saturday at.. More -
UN says 140,000 fled violence in Iraq's Anbar
More than 140,000 people have fled their homes in the Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi since December when anti-government fighters occupied parts of both cities, according to the UN refugee agency. On Friday, the UN warned that the continued unrest in Anbar province had sparked Iraq's worst displacement since sectarian violence from 2006 to 2008.. More
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