Civil war refugees stuck in limbo
Former APNZ reporter Kate Shuttleworth spoke to Syrian evacuees in Jordan about their daily dilemma.
Former APNZ reporter Kate Shuttleworth spoke to Syrian evacuees in Jordan about their daily dilemma.
Syria's foreign minister has claimed that his government is fighting a war against al-Qaeda-linked militants who eat human hearts and dismember people while they are still alive, then send their limbs to family members.
Inspectors charged with the enormous task of overseeing the destruction of Syria's deadly chemical weapons stockpiles have kicked off their mission, racing to meet tight deadlines against the backdrop of civil war.
Prime Minister John Key says a draft Security Council resolution on Syria does not go far enough in ensuring the Syrian regime is held to account.
Rachel Smalley went to Syria with the help of World Vision and saw the impact of the country's refugee crisis through the eyes of a 14-year-old girl.
The five permanent members of the often-divided UN Security Council have reached agreement on a resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.
The UN Security Council, long paralysed by deep divisions over how to deal with the Syrian conflict, is about two days away from agreeing on a resolution to require Damascus to dismantle its chemical weapons stockpiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he could not be sure attempts to persuade Syria to surrender its chemical weapons would succeed.
The United Nations denounced a war crime in Syria when a chilling investigation found that sarin nerve gas was used against civilians including children.
A high-ranking Syrian official called the US-Russian agreement on securing Syria's chemical weapons a "victory" for President Bashar Assad's regime, but the US has warned "the threat of force is real" if Damascus fails to carry out the plan.
In a televised address, French President Francois Hollande says he hasn't ruled out the "military option" against Syria.
Two of the strongest advocates of the need to "teach Bashar al-Assad a lesson" appear to be having difficulty in ensuring their actions have many supporters.
Another year, another crisis in the Middle East. For those who struggle to keep track of them, here's a cut out and keep guide to the world's tinderbox.
Key international players were moving on two diplomatic fronts on the Syrian crisis at the United Nations and Geneva.
A look at how the past days' parallel tracks - pushing for approval of a military attack while pausing to give diplomacy a chance - unfolded.
Editorial: The Russian plan for Syria's chemical weapons might not amount to punishment, but it would reinforce the international abhorrence of such weapons.
New Zealand is now firmly blaming the Syrian Government for the chemical weapons attack against civilians.
US President Barack Obama has said that recent diplomatic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" inside Syria without the use of force.
Syria says it's ready to state where its chemical weapons are and to halt their production, but the US says it'll have to do more than sign up to a treaty.
Battling stiff resistance in Congress, US President Barack Obama has conceded he might lose his fight for congressional support of a military strike against Syria.
Prime Minister John Key says a UN-backed suggestion to destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons as a way of diverting an increasingly violent situation is an "interesting proposal".
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad goes on American TV to warn Washington to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his war-torn country.
Facing the most perilous passage of his presidency, Barack Obama is to redouble his efforts to persuade the American public to back strikes against Syria.
Prime Minister John Key strongly hinted yesterday that the Government would off the United States moral support for any punitive strike it took against Syria.
CNN aired graphic videos of victims that it said were shown to select US lawmakers as part of a push to shore up support for a strike on Syria.
The US tried to rally support this weekend for a military strike against Syria, running into resistance from the American public and sceptics in Congress and from European allies bent on awaiting a UN report about a chemical attack.