Geneva conference
Ukraine president calls for new anti-rebel offensive
Oleksander Turchinov called for government forces to relaunch an offensive against pro-Russian rebels.
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Stalemate in Syrian peace talks
The opposing sides in Syria’s civil war are still stuck on the question of how to proceed.
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Shared moment of silence at Syria talks
The first talks between Assad’s government & his foes have been mired in rhetoric.
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Syria talks: aid tops the agenda
Western diplomats say Syria should move quickly to allow aid in or face a possible UN resolution.
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Syria talks in disarray before they begin
The peace talks set to begin on Wednesday will include the first talks between Assad and his opponents.
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UN withdraws Iran's invite to Syria talks
The UN chief retracted the invitation following threats to boycott the conference.
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UN invites Iran to Geneva
Syrian opposition has threatened to withdraw if UN’s Secretary-General doesn’t retract the invitation.
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‘Syria won’t surrender power at talks’
The "Geneva 2" conference will have the stated goal of agreeing a transitional government.
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Syria peace talks set for 2014
The peace talks have been set to take place in Geneva in January 2014.
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US, Russia to push for Syria peace talks
The US and its allies say Assad's forces carried out chemical weapons attack on civilians.
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Syrian government agrees to conference
Bashar al Assad’s government has agreed, in principle, to attend the international peace conference.
