Russia and the US began second round of negotiations on securing Syria's chemical arsenal, hoping the high-stakes talks would lead to broader peace efforts, even as Damascus submitted application to UN for joining the chemical weapons convention.
In a major breakthrough, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously on a resolution to destroy Syria's chemicals weapons stockpile and warned of strong action in case of non-compliance by Damascus.
Israel on Monday fired a warning missile on Syria since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, breaking a long standing ceasefire and drawing itself into the ongoing bloody fight between President Bashar Assad's regime forces and the rebels in the strife-torn country. Israel defence forces said they fired the missile as a warning shot on Sunday after a stray mortar from Syria hit a military post in the Golan Heights.
An engineering graduate from Hyderabad, who joined the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has died "while fighting in Syria".
The United States has launched a separate and secret drone campaign managed jointly by the CIA and Special Operation Forces in Syria to target the leaders of the dreaded ISIS in Syria, a media report has said.
The video is part of IS propaganda campaign on foreign fighters in their ranks, US-based private Search for International Terrorist Entities Intelligence Group said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron claimed that India was among a list of international governments that point the "finger of blame" for the Syrian crisis on President Bashar al-Assad.
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a Saudi-drafted resolution on Syria that denounced the escalating violence in the country and demanded a political transition, a voting in which India was among 31 nations that abstained.
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted a Saudi-drafted resolution on Syria that expressed 'grave concern' at the escalating violence in the country but India was among the 31 nations that abstained.
Sources are in touch with Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels, both in Tehran and in Delhi.
The MSC Aries was last seen on Friday, sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Dubai, according to The Times of Israel.
US President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Syria on Thursday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians, including children.
In a major diplomatic shift, US President Barack Obama has formally recognised Syria's main opposition group, who are fighting to topple embattled President Bashar al-Assad, as the sole 'legitimate representative' of Syrian people.
Calling the US "the anchor of global security," Obama in a televised address offered moral, political and strategic arguments for being ready to launch limited military strikes while trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution.
Russia on Wednesday carried out intense rocket strikes targeting the Islamic State in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea, 1500 km away.
Forced to play their home matches in Malaysia due to security concerns, Syria had fallen behind when Robbie Kruse tapped in from close range in the first half but the underdogs refused to buckle to their vastly more experienced opponents.
Indian airline companies are likely to announce the suspension of flight operations to and from Tel Aviv, Israel, amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel.
India and other like-minded countries in the United Nations Security Council decided to support a Western-backed draft resolution on Syria only after it was agreed to explicitly remove provisions of regime change, threat of sanctions and military intervention. The draft resolution on Syria, introduced by Morocco and supported by the Arab League, failed to be adopted by the UN Security Council as two of its permanent members, Russia and China, vetoed it.
The United States, Canada and the United Nations have condemned the Iranian air attack on Israel, with President Joe Biden reaffirming America's 'ironclad commitment' to the Jewish nation and vowing to convene a meeting of the G-7 leaders on Sunday to develop a coordinated response to the brazen assault.
Arguments for direct US military intervention in Syria are just not strong enough, says Claude Smadja
"India is moving with "abundant caution" on issue of Syria," says a senior government official.
Four Tornados took off from the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, shortly after the House of Commons vote gave the go-ahead for Britain to assist in the United States-led bombing of Islamic State.
An Indian-origin convert to Islam has skipped bail to flee Britain and is believed to be now living under the Islamic State in Syria.
"I complimented him for his vision, for his courage in giving diplomacy yet another chance," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told media persons in a joint media interaction with Obama inside the Oval Office of the White House, following an hour long meeting between the two leaders.
Sandesh Jhingan, upon his arrival at the airport in Doha, said, 'No group in the Asian Cup is easy. Of course, we've got Australia, and they need no introduction. But what we have learned in the last few years is that we must never fear any opposition.'
The strikes were concentrated in an area in Pakistan's Balochistan where "one of the largest headquarters" of Jaish al-Adl was located, the report said.
According to the official, investigations so far have revealed he had transferred funds to the dreaded global terrorist group, also called Islamic State, three times.
Indian diplomatic sources said that India abstained from voting on the resolution in line with its traditional approach that it does not mix humanitarian issues with political issues.
They were among the 21 people, including women and children from Kerala, who had travelled to the Middle East and went missing in 2016.
Syria has agreed with the Russian proposal to place its chemical weapons stocks under international control to "uproot US aggression", hours after President Barack Obama said he would "absolutely" put on hold any military strike on the country if it does so.
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameroon have jointly warned Syria that it would face a "serious response" if it is found that Syrian forces used chemical weapons on civilians.
India on Sunday said it is seriously concerned over escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, and called for immediate de-escalation of the situation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel was prepared for "every possible scenario" in Syria after the United States delayed a military strike in a surprise move that prompted some Israelis to question their main ally's resolve on Iran.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that whatever action is required in Syria should be under the UN framework, amid growing pressure on US President Barack Obama from his Russian counterpart and other world leaders not to attack the Arab country.
Winger Mohammed Alzeno scored a goal and set up two more to earn Syria their second win in the five-nation Nehru Cup.
According to sources, the crash might have happened due to a technical malfunction.
India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran and Israel amid increasing fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israeli soil in retaliation to a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria 11 days ago.
Second-half goals gave the Syrians a 2-0 victory in their opening match of the Nehru Cup football tournament.
The United States on Friday said that it is not pursuing military option in Syria at the moment, noting that this is not the wise thing to do under current circumstances.
Jihadi John, the dreaded Islamic State executioner killed in a US drone strike in Syria last week, reportedly fathered a son who is automatically entitled to British citizenship.
