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UN Syria mediator aims to convene peace talks on Jan. 25

 The United Nations said Saturday it aims to bring together Syria's warring parties on Jan. 25 in Geneva to begin talks to try to end nearly five years of civil war. U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura plans to convene representatives of the Syrian government and "the broadest possible...

Saudi king blames Assad for ISIS rise in Syria

Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud accused Syrian President Bashar Assad Wednesday of having aided the rise of ISIS and called for a political settlement with moderate forces to end the war there. The solution would be to form "a transitional government made up of moderate opposition...

Father of drowned Syrian toddler asks world to open its doors

The father of toddler Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body on a Turkish beach became a symbol of the refugee crisis, has made a Christmas appeal to the world to open its doors to Syrians fleeing conflict. The message, to be broadcast by Britain's Channel 4 on Christmas Day, comes after...