Cease-fire brings relative quiet to Syria despite breaches
By BASSEM MROUE A cease-fire brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years on Saturday, offering civilians rare respite from Russian and Syrian government airstrikes…
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US, Russia agree on plan for Syria cease-fire
By MAEVA BAMBUCK and BRADLEY KLAPPER U.S. officials said Monday that the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan for a cease-fire in Syria starting Saturday that would…
Russia denies striking charity’s hospital in Syria
By BASSEM MROUE and LYNN BERRY Russia on Tuesday denied its warplanes carried out strikes on a Syrian hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders that killed at least nine people,…
Airstrikes in northern Syria hit 2 hospitals, school
Airstrikes hit two hospitals and a school in northern Syria, killing and wounding dozens of people on Monday, according to opposition activists, who said the strikes were carried out by…
Diplomats aim for temporary Syria truce in a week
By MATTHEW LEE Diplomats agreed Friday to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s civil war within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire fell short.…
Obama administration opening 2-front campaign on Syria
By MATTHEW LEE The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another. The United States, Russia…
The Latest: Dutch riot police, anti-migrant protesters clash
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Latest on the flow of refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere to Europe (all times local): 4 p.m. Riot police have clashed with demonstrators in…
The Latest: Norway, Russia to talk on migrant deportations
The latest developments in Europe’s immigration crisis (all times local): 7:50 p.m. Norway says it will hold talks with Moscow on Monday to discuss the deportation of asylum-seekers to Russia…