Syria protests
Anger, fear sweeps Turkish border town under attack from Islamic State
Once a safe haven, this tiny Turkish border town has now become a frontline in its war.
The UN Security Council authorised the movement of UN aid through four border crossings in July.
Reports say fighting erupted on the Golan Heights on Monday between government forces and rebels.
The Syrian army dropped several bombs on a refugee camp along the Jordanian border.
The sample list has been handed to the ICC for future prosecution.
Former UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Syria is descending into a Somalia-styled state run by warlords.
President Bashar al-Assad has secured a landslide victory of 88.7 percent of votes cast in the election.
The announcement came at the start of a visit to Washington by a Syrian opposition delegation.
Authorities and rebels agreed on a ceasefire in the City of Homs to allow rebels to pull out.
Officials said the election was a sign Assad was unwilling to seek a political solution to the conflict.
President Bashar al-Assad says that Syria’s three-year conflict is at 'turning point'.
The UN's human right chief said violations by Syrian forces far outweighed those by the opposition.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Assad was secure to run for re-election.
The bombardment has uprooted thousands of people, some of whom have fled to Turkey.
Despite causing a civil war which has killed more than 140,000 people, Assad wants a third term.
Rebels were ambushed as they tried to leave the area to join fighting in other regions.
The resolution called for the immediate lifting of sieges in specific towns and cities.
The Syrian government delegation has resisted efforts to discuss a transition of power.
Powerful Islamist groups have denounced the opposition team, made up mainly of political exiles, as traitors.