https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed UN investigators welcomed a "significant decrease" in violence in Syria on the fifth anniversary of the start of the brutal conflict on Tuesday, saying they finally glimpsed hope of an end to the war. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160315/putins-withdrawal-of-troops-a-significant-development-at-geneva-talks-on-syria Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:35:17 +0100 putins-withdrawal-of-troops-a-significant-development-at-geneva-talks-on-syria Representatives of Syria's largest mainstream opposition umbrella group were set to arrive in Geneva on Saturday evening, allaying fears they would boycott UN-brokered talks aimed at ending the country's brutal civil war. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160130/syrias-mainstream-opposition-join-geneva-talks Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:41:54 +0100 syrias-mainstream-opposition-join-geneva-talks