UN, Russia reaffirms end of hostilities in Syria

A 48-hour ceasefire has taken hold in Syria's battered second city of Aleppo as fighting subsided and relieved residents returned to the streets. The Syrian army said late yesterday that it had agreed to calls from Russia and the United States for a two-day truce in Aleppo. Renewed fighting in and around the city in recent days had threatened the full collapse of a landmark ceasefire agreed between President Bashar al-Assad's regime and rebels. For more News visit: http://www.sabc.co.za/news