Ceasefire in Syria comes into effect
A ceasefire in Syria came into effect at 0830 IST in line with an ultimatum set by UN/Arab League envoy Kofi Annan aimed at halting more than a year of bloodshed that killed thousands.
Syria still has a chance for peace, the head of the UN mission in the country Gen. Robert Mood told the pro-rebel Al Jazeera channel on May 18.