Voice Of America: As Death Toll In Aleppo Grows, Kerry Reports Progress on Syria Cease-Fire
LONDON—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is “getting closer to a place of understanding” on restarting a cease-fire in Syria that includes the largest city, Aleppo, where the death toll from air strikes continued to mount Monday.
Kerry met with his Saudi counterpart in Geneva early Monday in a bid to rescue a U.S.-Russian-brokered cease-fire that has nearly collapsed as Syrian forces pound Aleppo with air strikes, inflicting heavy civilian casualties.
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MIDDLE EAST
Aleppo: Push to include battered city in Syria truce. Syria conflict: Kerry hopes to salvage truce as new raids hit Aleppo. US Demands Assad forces halt Aleppo strikes as residents flee.
Russia says talks under way to include Aleppo in Syria's 'regime Of calm'. US once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria.
U.S. leads 25 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: statement.
Turkish military kills 63 IS fighters in Syria. Drones, Turkish artillery hit Islamic State in Syria, 34 dead: military.
Bombs in Baghdad kill 14, including some Shi'ite pilgrims. Islamic State suicide attacks kill 32 in southern Iraq.
Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists leave Baghdad's Green Zone. Iraq protests: Demonstrators begin to leave Green Zone. Protesters leave Iraqi Parliament building, but vow to return. Protesters leave Baghdad’s Green Zone a day after ransacking parliament.
Yemeni government suspends participation in peace talks. Yemen officials say peace talks suspended after Houthis seize base.
ASIA
North Korea party congress to show unity around Kim Jong Un.
S.Korea suspects N.Korea to carry out nuclear test later this week.
SKorea worries about its citizens abroad after North threat. South Korea warns of risk North may abduct citizens abroad.
South Korea and Iran expected to sign major trade deals.
Nazarbaev warns of Ukraine-style turmoil as Kazakh land protests spread.
China trains 'fishing militia' to sail into disputed waters.
Wary of China's Indian Ocean activities, U.S., India discuss anti-submarine warfare.
Death toll from poisoned sweets in Pakistan rises to 33.
AFRICA
Somalia: 11 soldiers killed as extremists retake town.
British Army team in Somalia on UN peacekeeping duties.
Scores of migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libya.
East Africa: Police tighten security at Uganda - South Sudan border.
German and French foreign ministers pledge support for Mali.
Massive oil theft by pirates costs Nigeria $1.5 billion every month.
Egypt journalists protest against arrests in 'raid' on union.
EUROPE
Armenia and Azerbaijan report on ceasefire violations in Karabakh.
Tensions, violence rise in Ukraine as Western powers urge reforms.
Kyiv sees no elections in eastern Ukraine until Russians leave.
Polish leader hails plan for NATO build-up on eastern flank.
Brussels airport departure hall reopens after deadly bombings.
Nearly 90,000 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in EU in 2015.
Germany AfD conference: party adopts anti-Islam policy.
AMERICAS
Trump accuses China of 'raping' US with unfair trade policy.
Brazil may face steeper contraction in 2016.
Brazil's Rousseff ups social spending as next impeachment ruling looms.
Venezuela clocks set forward to save money.
Venezuela raises minimum wage as high inflation bites.
Gerson Galvez: Peruvian drug lord deported from Colombia.
First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
CIA chief on ISIS: Not just an organization, 'it's a phenomenon'.
On fifth anniversary Of Osama Bin Laden killing, CIA chief talks about eliminating ISIS head Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
Isis hackers: British-linked jihadists publish 'hitlist' of US drone pilots.
Islamic State boosts attacks in response to territorial losses: IHS.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Halliburton and Baker Hughes abandon $34.6bn takeover.
Australian Craig Wright outs himself as Bitcoin creator. Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
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