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US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government of carrying out "nothing short of a massacre" in Aleppo, where thousands on Thursday were evacuated under a ceasefire deal from the last rebel enclave in a city besieged by fighting for years.

US and Russian officials will meet in Geneva on Saturday to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.

The United States and Russia are studying new ways to break a months long diplomatic deadlock over how to stop the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. He said the "ideas" will be tested in follow-up discussions between American and Russian diplomats next week.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says a nine-nation meeting hasn't agreed on any concrete action to stop the violence in Syria.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.

US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Tuesday that Washington was still seeking peace in Syria, but said it had dropped ceasefire talks with Russia because of "outrage' over Moscow's support for the regime.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said there is no point pursuing further negotiations with Russia over Syria, leaving the Obama administration without a backup plan and scrambling to develop new options to stop the mounting carnage.

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, by phone on Thursday about the "fragility" of a ceasefire agreement on Syria, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian opposite number on Friday and made what he said was "a little bit of progress" on resolving their differences over the Syrian crisis.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for a temporary no-fly zone for military aircraft in Syria of up to seven days following the bombing of an aid convoy near Aleppo.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the ceasefire in Syria "is not dead" after talks with Russia and key powers with a stake in the civil war.

Early reports show some reduction of violence in Syria since a cessation of hostilities brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect on Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.

A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.

The United States and Russia have agreed to carry out joint air strikes in Syria if a newly agreed ceasefire holds for a week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

The United States and Russia agreed a deal Friday to impose a ceasefire in Syria, and if the truce holds they will begin a joint military effort against Islamic terrorists.

US Secretary of State John Kerry accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government of carrying out "nothing short of a massacre" in Aleppo, where thousands on Thursday were evacuated under a ceasefire deal from the last rebel enclave in a city besieged by fighting for years.

US and Russian officials will meet in Geneva on Saturday to discuss the situation in Aleppo, Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.

The United States and Russia are studying new ways to break a months long diplomatic deadlock over how to stop the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. He said the "ideas" will be tested in follow-up discussions between American and Russian diplomats next week.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says a nine-nation meeting hasn't agreed on any concrete action to stop the violence in Syria.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.

US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted Tuesday that Washington was still seeking peace in Syria, but said it had dropped ceasefire talks with Russia because of "outrage' over Moscow's support for the regime.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday said there is no point pursuing further negotiations with Russia over Syria, leaving the Obama administration without a backup plan and scrambling to develop new options to stop the mounting carnage.

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, by phone on Thursday about the "fragility" of a ceasefire agreement on Syria, US State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian opposite number on Friday and made what he said was "a little bit of progress" on resolving their differences over the Syrian crisis.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for a temporary no-fly zone for military aircraft in Syria of up to seven days following the bombing of an aid convoy near Aleppo.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said today that the ceasefire in Syria "is not dead" after talks with Russia and key powers with a stake in the civil war.

Early reports show some reduction of violence in Syria since a cessation of hostilities brokered by the United States and Russia came into effect on Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.

A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.

The United States and Russia have agreed to carry out joint air strikes in Syria if a newly agreed ceasefire holds for a week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

The United States and Russia agreed a deal Friday to impose a ceasefire in Syria, and if the truce holds they will begin a joint military effort against Islamic terrorists.