Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States would continue its diplomatic efforts to bring Syrian opposition forces to a planned international peace conference in Geneva.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague has welcomed an agreement between Russia and the United Sates to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons.
The United States is setting an unrealistic timetable for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons arsenal, Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee said.
France, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have agreed to strengthen foreign-backed militants in Syria, Paris says.
Austrians are becoming increasingly worried that the US National Security Agency has established a listening post in the capital Vienna to spy on people.
Russia and the United States are set to meet again later this month in an effort to set a date for the long-delayed Geneva 2 peace conference on Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the entry of Syria to a global anti-chemical weapons treaty, saying it showed that Damascus is serious in its intention to resolve the conflict.
The Russian Navy intends to build its presence in the Mediterranean Sea - particularly in the area close to Syrian shores - to up to 10 battleships.
France has proposed a draft United Nations Resolution giving Syria’s government 15 days to submit a “complete and definitive” declaration of its chemical arsenal.
Unemployment in Greece reached a record 27.9 percent in June; the statistics office ELSTAT said Thursday, more than double the eurozone's average of 12.1 percent in the same period.