Eurasia

All lines in the Syrian civil war have been crossed, stated Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Thursday, calling for a resolute international involvement in the conflict.

Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s four-day visit to India beginning August 22 ends the long hiatus in India-Iraq political ties that developed through the extended period of war and fragile security situation in Iraq. The visit would be an attempt to revive the close friendly ties that existed between …

The Pakistani parliament on Thursday expressed concern over the violation of the ceasefire on the LoC and called for a “constructive” engagement with India. The National Assembly or lower house of parliament unanimously adopted a resolution, tabled by Defence Production Minister

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur Jean-Marie Bockel is in Turkey for two days, Aug. 21-22, as part of preparations for a report on the international assistance given to Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.

France said on Thursday that the international community would need to respond with force if allegations that the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical attack on civilians proved true. “There would have to be reaction with force in Syria from

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Acting Undersecretary of State Rose Gottemoeller have discussed missile defense and disarmament issues in London, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Mali’s new leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita pledged on Wednesday to be a “president of national reconciliation” in his first public statement since his landslide election victory. Speaking a day after the constitutional court confirmed his win in the Aug.11 presidential

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to be put under house arrest following a court order to release him in a corruption case, officials say. The prime minister’s office said the measure would be

High Representative of the Union of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton headed an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels to discuss EU position and further actions regarding the conflict in Egypt.

Syria’s main opposition group accused the government of “massacring” more than 1,300 people in chemical weapons attacks near Damascus Wednesday, as the UN Security Council called for “clarity” and expressed “strong concern” over the allegations.