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September 16, 2016

Chun takes 2-shot lead after 2 rounds of Evian Championship

In Gee Chun posted a 5-under round of 66 to take a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship on Friday, keeping the 22-year-old ...

September 16, 2016

Aid convoys for Syria's Aleppo delayed amid rising violence

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to Syria's besieged rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo were held up for yet another day ...

September 16, 2016

Police arrest rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police have arrested a prominent rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after he was barred from leaving India ...

September 15, 2016

Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road

Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar ...

September 13, 2016

AP Interview: UN refugee chief says integration is crucial

Europe should boost its efforts to integrate newcomers from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency ...

September 12, 2016

The Latest: Syrian rebels have misgivings about truce plan

The Latest on the civil war in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia began at sundown (all times ...

September 12, 2016

Syria cease-fire enters into effect, but rebels don't commit

A cease-fire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring ...

September 10, 2016

A look at details of US-Russia deal on Syria

A look at some of the key points in an "arrangement" announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian ...

September 09, 2016

Air raids, shelling in Syria's Aleppo kill 19

Volunteer first responders in Syria's Aleppo have pulled the bodies of nine people, including four children, from the rubble ...

September 08, 2016

Kerry heads to Geneva for Syria talks with Russian FM

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Geneva for yet another meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to try ...

September 08, 2016

Lavrov meets with UN special envoy on Syria in Geneva

Russia's foreign minister has arrived in Geneva and briefly met with the U.N. special envoy on Syria. Sergey Lavrov held ...

September 07, 2016

Ash Carter: Russia sowing seeds of global instability

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter accused Russia on Wednesday of sowing seeds of global instability and questioned whether ...

September 07, 2016

Aleppo bombed as US and Russia plan Syria talks

An airstrike near the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria killed at least 10 civilians Wednesday, as U.S. Secretary of ...

September 03, 2016

Stalled talks, rising violence jeopardize UN Syria mediation

With war trumping peace efforts in recent weeks in Syria, U.N.-mediated talks sputtered over another missed deadline to ...

August 28, 2016

Kerry heads to Bangladesh, India amid South Asian tensions

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's stops in Bangladesh and India come amid increasing concerns about terrorism in both ...

August 27, 2016

Despite progress, US-Russia fall short on truce for Syria

The United States and Russia say they have resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide truce ...

August 26, 2016

US, Russia fall short on deal to restore Syria truce

The United States and Russia said Friday they had resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide ...

August 25, 2016

UN 'ready': Russia backs 3-point aid plan for Syria's Aleppo

U.N. officials said Thursday they received word from Russia that it supports a 48-hour pause in fighting in and around ...

August 25, 2016

Kerry in Saudi Arabia for talks on Yemen, Syria conflicts

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Saudi King Salman in the Red Sea city of Jiddah on Thursday ahead of wider talks ...