UNITED NATIONS - US Secretary of State John Kerry, feuding with Russia, called for an immediate grounding of aircraft in key areas of Syria. Kerry's proposal, equivalent to a no-fly zone, appeared to fall on the deaf ears of the Syrian ambassador as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Russian minister and Kerry had negotiated a temporary cease-fire and deliveries of humanitarian aid and then political negotiations. France's foreign minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, called for a grounding of all of Assad's troops and have them confined to barracks. Then Spain's foreign minister, Jose Manuel Farcia-Margallo, said his country, New Zealand, Egypt and Malaysia supported an international court devoted to terrorism to make bestial actors accountable.

Source: Huffington Post September 22, 2016 07:18 UTC