U.N. reports the safe withdrawal of people from the besieged area was now "imminent."

Emotions ran high when the church bell tolled for the first time in more than two years.

Bashar Assad said the U.S. lacked "the will" to join forces with Russia in fighting extremists.

The capitulation by rebel forces in Daraya provides another boost for his forces amid a stalemate in the fight for Aleppo, Syria's largest city.

The image of the stunned and weary-looking boy, covered in dust and with blood on his face, encapsulates the horrors inflicted on the war-ravaged northern city.

One idea being considered is a detailed map laying out "safe zones" where civilians and members of moderate opposition groups covered by the truce.

About 200 civilians have been killed in the past week, nearly half of them around Aleppo.

The cease-fire aims to bring representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks on a political transition.

In a Middle East torn apart by conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon. Millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. Children suffer from malnutrition; their parents often have

In a Middle East torn apart by war and conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon.Millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. Children suffer from severe malnutrition, their paren