Syria
Syria President vows to retake whole country
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he intends to retake "the whole country" from rebel forces.
World leaders in Munich for Syrian humanitarian talks
World leaders in Munich for Syrian peace talks have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid in Syria "beginnning immediately." Audio
Turkey closes border to Syrian refugees
About 35,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey's border in just two days amid an upsurge of fighting, but the Turks are refusing to open the crossing.
UN suspends Syrian peace talks
The UN has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year civil war, just days after they began.
Europe's growing discontent over migrants
While talks in Geneva look to end the Syrian civil war, Europe struggles to cope with the millions of refugees who have flooded the continent as a result of it. Audio
Syrian opposition in Geneva for UN peace talks
The main Syrian opposition group has arrived in Geneva, a day after backing down from their threat to boycott the UN-sponsored peace talks.
Syria peace talks
Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato explains what negotiators hope to achieve in the Syrian peace talks. Audio
Refugee support centre gearing up for new intake
The imminent arrival of Syrian refugees in the capital is encouraging more Wellingtonians to volunteer to help the newcomers settle into New Zealand. Audio
Global campaign to end war in Syria
A global appeal urging Governments around the world to step up their efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in Syria has been launched today. Video, Audio
World Economic Forum underway
The World Economic Forum has got underway in Davos Switzerland with the Syrian refugee crisis and the fragile state of world markets emerging as pressing issues. Audio
NZ Ambassador to UN pushes for access to Syria
The beseiged Syrian town of Madaya, a former holiday resort, where people are now starving to death, because, according to its critics, the Syrian Government simply doesn't care enough to save them. Audio
Islamic State kills hundreds in Syrian city
Islamic state militants have reportedly killed hundreds of people execution style in attacks on government-held areas in Syria's city of Deir al-Zor.
Evacuation from Madaya
A five-year-old girl suffering the extreme effects of starvation has been evacuated from the Syrian town of Madaya but the fate of about 400 more who need urgent medical help remains unclear. Audio
Aid reaches Syrian town cut off for months
The World Health Organisation has asked permission from the Syrian Government to send mobile clinics and medical teams to Madaya, where nearly 30 people have starved to death. Audio
NZ UN rep calls Syria siege tactics "appalling"
New Zealand is pleading a case on the world stage for 400 people fighting for their lives in Syria, saying the starvation of people in the besieged town of Madaya was a war crime.
People dying of starvation in Syria - UN security council
New Zealand is pleading a case on the world stage for 400 people fighting for their lives in Syria. Audio
Scores killed in air strike on Syrian town
The death toll in an air strike on a rebel-held Syrian town overnight has climbed to 57.
IS militant kills mother in front of hundreds
An Islamic State militant carried out a public "execution" of his mother because she asked him to leave the group, activists say.
Evacuation from Syrian camp 'on hold'
A bid to make a refugee camp near Damascus safer for civilians by evacuating thousands of rebels is reported to be on hold after a rebel leader's death.
Open your hearts to refugees, Wellingtonians urged
Syrians fleeing their country's civil war will arrive in Wellington next year, prompting an appeal for practical and emotional help. Audio
