The United Nations said on Monday it would issue invitations for marathon Syrian peace talks to begin this week, but opposition groups signaled they would stay away unless the government and its Russian allies halt air strikes and lift sieges on towns. The first talks in two...

Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on Monday and agreed there was more work to be done to reach a deal on a reformed relationship between Britain and the European Union, a spokesman for the British leader said. Cameron has said he hopes to come to an...

Peace talks between the warring parties in Syria, which were scheduled to open Monday, will begin in Geneva on Jan. 29 and will last for six months, the U.N.'s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. De Mistura told reporters that the start date was pushed back because of a "stalemate" over the...

Syrian peace talks meant to begin this week were stalled on Monday partly over the question of who would represent the opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he expected clarity within a day or two, and expressed support for the United Nations...