Syria Civil war

Report by charity paints horrific picture ahead of the fifth anniversary of the conflict's start.

The brunt of the cost of Syria's five-year civil war is being borne by its civilian population.

The themes cover migration, the environment, artists as agitators as well as LGBT, children and women's rights.

Syrian President says opposition fighters that return to civilian life will be pardoned.

The cessation of hostilities has brought some respite to civilians, particularly from air strikes.

Ceasefire in Syria brokered by the US and Russia will only last a few days, says opposition coalition.

The Syrian conflict has been going on for five years, killing more than 250,000 people and displacing millions.

UN relief chief confirms airdrop reached target area in the Assad-controlled Syrian city of Deir al-Zour.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims Kurdish YPG militia should be excluded from truce deal.

Western governments are accusing Moscow of increasing its air attacks to aid Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

Meetings between US and Russian representatives to plan Syrian ceasefire face delays.

Doctors Without Borders-run medical facility in Idlib and Azaz hospital targeted by rocket fire.

UN demands that Russians comply with their obligations under international law, Hammond said.

The conflict has killed at least 250,000 people and made 11 million homeless.

500 people have been killed in Aleppo this month.

Makhlouf was mother and husband to two Syrian presidents and aunt to the country's richest man.

The Syrian government had warned on Saturday that any foreign troops setting foot in the country will be sent home 'in coffins'.

Russian defence ministry claims Ankara is building up border infrastructure ahead of military intervention.

The prime minister announced the budget increase ahead of a conference about Syria and the region.

Hashemite Kingdom's leader urges international community to do more to help Jordan cope with refugee influx.

'We are starting officially the Geneva talks,' said UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura.

UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura due to separately meet opposition and regime delegations in Switzerland.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the dead include 332 children, 195 women and 853 men.

Crucial UN conference aimed at ending bloody five-year conflict gets underway in Switzerland.

YPG may face opposition from Turkish forces.

The Home Office says it will work with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to identify "exceptional cases".

UNICEF warns food production down by 20% due to severe drought in North Korea.

Fighters are abandoning Isis and the majority of locals refusing to join, activists claim.

Jordanian military said more than 2 million narcotics pills were confiscated during the incident.

Suspected member of al-Qaeda's Jabhat al-Nusra Suliman AS, 24, arrested over kidnapping of UN peacekeeper.