Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European soil. After two days of intense talks that fell...

There is no proof that the Syrian government used chemical weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the G8 summit. Some of the G8 countries share this view, he added. “We do not have any facts of the use of such weapons by the Syrian government. I assure you, that by no means...

Free Syrian Army  (FSA) killed seven Hezbollah   militants  in Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday. Syria Local Coordination Committee (LCC) announced that FSA members killed 7  Hezbollah militants who fight for the regime forces in the al-Ziyabiya region...

Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Reuters reported. Following an icy encounter between the Kremlin chief and...