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  Russian president Vladmir Putin explains who created ISIS (Video)

  World | October 12, 2015 13:17 IST

  Valdai: Russian president Vladmir Putin blew the lid over the creation of ISIS and the reason why it continues to flourish.In a short video filmed at the Valdai International Discussion Club in late 2014, Putin

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  US and Turkey discuss possibility of regime change in Syria

  World | November 23, 2014 6:57 IST

  Istanbul: US Vice President Joe Biden met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul Saturday and discussed the possibility of a transition of power in Syria."On Syria, we discussed ... not only to deny the

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  Arab ministers blame Assad regime for chemical attacks

  World | September 02, 2013 12:39 IST

  Cairo: The Arab foreign ministers have held the Syrian government responsible for all the chemical attacks on the suburbs of Damascus, while calling for referring the perpetrators to international trials, Xinhua reported.In the Arab League

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  Blast near Damascus kills 16, state media say

  World | December 13, 2012 21:27 IST

  Beirut, Dec 13: Syria's state news agency said on Thursday that a bomb blast near a school in a Damascus suburb killed 16 people, at least half of them women and children.The Deputy Foreign Minister