US suspends Syria ceasefire talks with RussiaThe Obama administration on Monday withdrew its cooperation with Russia over Syria, while Moscow suspended a key nuclear weapons accord it had signed with Washington more than a decade ago, a report said. The US announced it was c More… |
Syria violence continues amid truce deadlineSyrian troops killed 31 people on Tuesday, pursuing a fierce assault on opposition instead of silencing their big guns as promised under a fraying international peace plan. The worst bloodshed was in the city of Homs, where shelling of opp More… |
Sri Lanka bus blast kills 23 as truce endsA suspected Tamil Tiger roadside bomb attack on a civilian bus killed 23 people and wounded dozens in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the military said, as a six-year ceasefire between the state and rebels formally expires. "Twenty-three p More… |