DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 ...

BAKU, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 ...

Violent clashes erupted Wednesday between local armed residents and security personnel from the military coalition led by ...

Angry protests broke out Wednesday in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack on an Alawite shrine ...

The U.S. plays the leading role in preventing and combating starvation across the world. It provided $64.5 billion in ...

Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his traditional Christmas address, appealing for ...

Israeli troops forced the evacuation of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza and many patients, some of them on foot, arrived at another hospital miles away in Gaza City, the territory’s health ...

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year. At the same time, private bunker sales are on the rise globally, from small metal ...

Syria’s historic ethnic and religious minorities also include Muslim Kurds and Shi’ites – who feared during the civil war ...

DAMASCUS – Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President ...

MOSCOW – A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign ...

Christians marched through Damascus to demand protection for minorities after a Christmas tree was seen burning near Hama. B: ...