Countries backing the Syria peace process were due to meet at 3 pm on Monday in Geneva as France demanded information about attacks in breach of a cessation of hostilities that came into force on Friday night.
The death toll in Russia's worst mining disaster in years climbed to 36 as officials said 26 workers missing following methane explosions at the pit in the country's frozen Arctic north could not have survived.
Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of ‘ceasefire violations’ in Syria.
Four miners were killed and 26 were missing after a pit collapse in northern Russia, in the latest tragedy to hit the accident-prone industry, investigators said on Friday.
The United States and Russia announced Monday that a landmark "cessation of hostilities" in war-torn Syria will take effect on February 27
Thailand is pursuing closer ties — and possible arms deals — with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the US, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.
Consultations on an oil output deal between leading producers should be concluded by March 1 after they reached a common position at a meeting in Doha, Russian's Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview ...
Western powers Friday rejected a Russian bid at the United Nations to halt Turkey's military actions in Syria, as France warned of a dangerous escalation in the nearly five-year conflict.
Russia's envoy to the UN warned long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad over his vow to retake all of Syria, saying he faced dire consequences if he did not comply with Moscow over the peace process.
Oil prices rose further on Thursday, building on a rally triggered by an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output levels.
The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country's brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.
Brent oil fell 3% on Tuesday, erasing early gains after top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia dashed expectations of an outright supply cut by agreeing only to freeze output if other big exporters joined them.
