Syria bloodshed: Army pummels Aleppo with barrel bombs, over 100 killed

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 07:06

At least 121 people died in bombardments using barrels of explosives dropped from helicopters on the weekend by the Syrian army over various sites in northern Aleppo province.

36 dead in air strikes on Syria`s Aleppo: Monitor

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 03:29

At least 36 people have been killed in regime air strikes and aerial attacks with explosive-packed barrels on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

Kerry urges Lavrov to put pressure on Syrian regime

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:03

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and asked him to put pressure on the Syrian government to accelerate the removal of its chemical weapons stockpile.

Kerry warns Syria of consequences on chemical weapons

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 22:45

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he could face consequences for failing to live up to international agreements on removing his chemical weapons stockpile.

US says Syria `dragging its feet` on chemical weapons

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 03:29

The United States has accused the Syrian regime of dragging its feet over its chemical weapons stockpile and urged Damascus to immediately hand over the cache as promised for destruction.

Syria`s sides both talk `terrorism` but spar over blame

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:03

Syria`s warring sides discussed the issue of terrorism at a sixth day of UN-brokered peace talks Thursday, sources said, but the gulf over who is to blame remained deep.

Syria has shipped less than 5% of chemical arms: Sources

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 02:19

Less than five percent of the most dangerous chemicals in Syria`s arsenal have left the country and Damascus will be pressured to move faster, sources close to the world`s chemical watchdog said.

UN urges Syria to speed up chemical weapons` elimination

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 07:24

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he has expressed concern to the Syrian government of its "now behind schedule" elimination of chemical weapon and said it was "imperative" Damascus "intensify its efforts".

Second chemical shipment removed from Syria: UN

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:44

A second shipment of chemical weapons materials has been removed from Syria under a deal to eliminate its arsenal, the joint UN mission overseeing the disarmament said Monday.

Final destruction of worst Syrian chemicals slides to end June

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 23:15

The removal and destruction of the most dangerous agents in Syria`s chemical arsenal will likely be delayed until the end of June because of logistical and security problems, the head of the world`s chemical weapons watchdog said.

Chemical watchdog to name Syria arms port on Thursday

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 22:43

The head of the world`s chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday will announce to Italy`s parliament the port through which a shipment of arms from Syria slated for destruction will transit, the foreign ministry said.