Children hold plastic buckets as they wait for food in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
Children hold plastic buckets as they wait for food in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus January 21, 2014. Picture taken January 21, 2014. Picture taken January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT SOCIETY FOOD)
Syria rejects report of systematic torture and killing
Syria's Ministry of Justice has said that the report containing 55,000 images of mutilated corpses is an attempt to undermine peace efforts
Pope urges Geneva peace talks to end Syrian conflict
SYRIA-CRISIS/POPE :Pope urges Geneva peace talks to end Syrian conflict
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
Western powers and Russia seek to set aside differences over whether Assad must be forced to make way for an interim administration and back the conference as a way to stop communal and sectarian violence spreading across the region
Fabius calls for immediate ceasefires in Syria, opening of aid corridors
SYRIA-CRISIS/TALKS-FABIUS (URGENT, PIX, TV):Fabius calls for immediate ceasefires in Syria, opening of aid corridors
Syrian opposition leader says torture photos reminiscent of Nazis
SYRIA-CRISIS/TALKS-JARBA (URGENT):Syrian opposition leader says torture photos reminiscent of Nazis
Syrians must decide fate of Assad, foreign minister says
SYRIA-CRISIS/TALKS-MOUALEM (URGENT):Syrians must decide fate of Assad, foreign minister says
U.N. chief says Syria challenges are not insurmountable
SYRIA-CRISIS/BAN (URGENT):U.N. chief says Syria challenges are not insurmountable