War In Syria: Temporary partial truce comes into effect

A partial truce known as a "regime of calm" has come into effect in most parts of Syria apart from in the divided second city of Aleppo.

The truce announced by the Syrian army came into effect in two areas an hour after midnight local time on Friday.

A statement said it would last for 24 hours in Damascus and the Eastern Ghouta region outside the capital.

The truce is also due to last for 72 hours in the northern countryside of Latakia province.

There has been no explanation as to why the halt in fighting is only temporary,

Mass death sentences, a breach of international human rights law; UN tells Egyptian Authority:

The United Nation has condemned on a strong terms, the mass sentence to death of the supporters and members of the Egypt's Islamist Brotherhood members by the Egyptian court. United Nation says such sentences violate Global right laws.

Spokesman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, Rupert Coville said such a jugdment is an aberration to International laws on human and peoples rights.