Peace talks draw Syrian opposition, govt apart

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 03:07

The leader of Syria`s Western-backed opposition said on Thursday he will give his negotiating team the authority it needs in any talks with President Bashar Assad`s government.

Hafiz Saeed for talks between Taliban and Pakistan govt

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:02

Amidst speculation about a military operation against militants in Pakistan`s restive tribal belt, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed today asked the Taliban to declare a truce and hold talks with the government.

United Nations bids to bring Syria warring sides together

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 17:57

UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi meets Syria`s warring sides behind closed doors on Thursday to gauge if they are willing to sit down face-to-face after the first day of a peace conference ended in bitter exchanges.

Al Qaeda chief Zawahri tells Islamists in Syria to unite

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:33

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on militant rebel factions in Syria to stop fighting each other and set up a judicial committee to sort out their differences, according to an audio recording released on Islamist websites.

No hint of compromise as Syria peace talks enter day two

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:41

Syria`s peace conference moved into a second day today with the warring sides showing no willingness to compromise as global powers seek to engineer head-to-head talks on ending the bloodshed.

UN chief`s bungled Iran invitation hurts his role

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 06:47

Ban Ki-moon made a rare effort at solo diplomacy when he invited Iran to join this week`s Syria peace talks, but it backfired.

Syria missile attack kills 10 as peace talks open

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 00:06

A missile attack on Wednesday on an opposition area in northern Syria killed 10 people, including five children and three women.

Pope urges Geneva peace talks to end Syrian conflict

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 16:25

Pope Francis urged participants at peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday to urgently agree to end the civil war in Syria that has killed over 100,000 people.

Syria talks `will not be simple, will not be quick`: Lavrov

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 15:27

Efforts to broker a peace settlement for Syria will be neither simple nor quick, but a peace conference marks a historic opportunity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Syria foes clash over Assad, atrocities at first meeting

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:54

Syria`s government and opposition, meeting for the first time at a UN peace conference, angrily spelled out their hostility on Wednesday as world powers also offered sharply divergent views on forcing out Bashar al-Assad.

Iran`s Rouhani doubts Syria peace talks will succeed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 13:04

Iran`s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday cast doubts on the chances of success in Syrian peace talks, after his country excluded from the conference, Mehr news agency reported.

Syria peace talks begin in Switzerland amid muted expectations

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 10:07

The crucial Syria peace talks began, Wednesday, in this picturesque town on Lake Geneva amid little hope of a real breakthrough to end the years of bloodshed in the Middle Eastern country.