John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are meeting delegates from Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Lausanne. 

US and Russia in new talks to broker ceasefire in Syria

A meeting of the International Syria Support Group was "long, painful and disappointing", the UN's mediator for the war-torn country said.

Syria Support Group meeting 'painful and disappointing'

The US secretary of state called for a new approach to resume talks amid the civil war, including unity government and transfer of weapons.

The foreign secretary hung his head at one point as he was repeatedly asked to explain his past comments and insults about world leaders.

US State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah on trip to the region.

John Kerry warned of "consequences" after his Russian counterpart made clear Moscow would respect the outcome of Crimea's referendum.

The nuclear agreement between Western powers and Iran was broadly welcomed by politicians, former world leaders and Middle East experts.

As Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry bid for a peaceful resolution to Syria, a former British diplomat says the US is "taking on the master".

Is Russia's proposal for international monitors to oversee Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons, serious diplomacy or just making trouble?

President Obama has received the support of prominent Republicans as he tries to gain backing for military action in Syria.

Western countries including the UK are considering their response to Syria as evidence of a large-scale chemical attack in Damascus mounts.

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Beijing to discuss North Korea situation - but does China have "more capacity to make a difference"?