Assad forces shell northern towns; diplomats scramble to save Syria peace conference

Syrian protesters living in Jordan hold Syrian opposition flags and shout slogans against Syrian President
Bashar al-Assa during a protest outside the Syrian embassy in Amman. (Reuters)

 

All eyes will be on Russia, and the stance it will take, when major world powers meet in Geneva on Saturday to discuss the crisis in Syria. (Reuters)

As the crisis in Syria reaches unfathomable proportions, the international community waits with bated breath on that one moment where Russia will change its stance and renege on its support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Analysts have been forecasting the Russian U-turn for months, with analysts, diplomats, think tanks anticipating it every time a major internationa ... Read more »