Medvedev denies Moscow is hitting civilians in ongoing conflict, France says otherwise
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says 3 ships under German command being deployed immediately to help Turkish and Greek coast guards with reconnaissance and surveillance
Speaking by video from inside Ecuadoran embassy, Julian Assange says it is 'now a matter of settled law' that he has been wrongly detained
US Secretary of State John Kerry pledges nearly $1 billion in new US aid and is calling for Syrian government and Russia to halt attacks on rebel-held areas in order to let humanitarian aid through
Temporary halt came as Syrian army claimed it has ended rebel siege of two Shi'ite villages in Aleppo, handing Assad's government major victory
Moscow has come under Western criticism for its air campaign in Syria, saying it focuses on opposition fighters instead of militants, a claim Russia repeatedly denies
US secretary of state says international effort to defeat IS 'moving in the right direction,' but cautions more must be done to support stabilization in Libya and Iraq
Fragile indirect negotiations to end Syria’s nearly five-year-old conflict slipped into disarray again Tuesday, with neither side holding formal sessions with UN envoy in Geneva
U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura is struggling to get Syrian peace talks on track in Geneva, where Syrian government and opposition representatives are present but not yet fully involved in indirect negotiations. Discussions on Monday between the U.N. envoy and the Syrian government delegation were postponed, because the opposition insists on an end to airstrikes and siege conditions in rebel-held areas before it negotiates. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
UN officials say talks scheduled between Staffan de Mistura and Syrian government delegation for midday Monday were postponed
Tensions have again risen between Turkey and Russia as Turkey warns of consequences after a Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace on Friday. Russia denies its aircraft entered Turkish airspace, but Turkey and NATO on Sunday said their radars both showed a Russian jet doing just that. VOA Europe correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry urges parties meeting in Geneva to push for end to nearly 5-year-old conflict that has killed more than 250,000 people, displaced millions
Turkey's president says Russia will face 'consequences' if such acts continue; Moscow dismisses Ankara's assertion of violation as 'propaganda'
But UN special envoy to Syria hopes to meet with representatives of opposition High Negotiations Committee on Sunday
Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee relents, says it will send 30 to 35 people to Geneva for 'discussions,' not 'negotiations'
Main opposition delegation says responses it received to its demands for an end to airstrikes and the lifting of a siege in Syria were not acceptable
Doping scandal within sporting organization pushing German sporting wear giant to end contract worth $33 million, British broadcaster BBC says
Calls grow for British PM David Cameron to penalize Russia after release of results of public inquiry on 2006 murder of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko
In long-awaited report, judge says two Russian former KGB agents carried out killing and probably did so under direction of Russia's FSB security service
Rock fans are mourning British superstar David Bowie, whose death was announced Monday after an 18-month battle with cancer. VOA Europe Correspondent Luis Ramirez reports from London, Bowie’s birthplace.
Load more
