U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called here Monday for international parties to work toward a political solution to the Syria conflict following the peace talks closed last weekend with no concrete progress.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule is starting his two-day official visit to Sarajevo on Monday. He will be the first EU official to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina since the start of violent protests earlier this month.

Ukrainian opposition protesters ended a two-month occupation of city hall in Kiev on Sunday and opened a road to limited traffic to meet an amnesty offer aimed at easing a standoff over President Viktor Yanukovich’s rule. The