UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was "not optimistic" following his talks with Israeli and Palestinian...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of playing a "double game" with "terrorist" groups in Syria, where Moscow and a US-led coalition are conducting separate...
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- Facebook on Thursday boosted its search capabilities to let people find and dive into conversations about news publicly shared at the leading social network. "Today,...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Zaina Erhaim, the Syrian recipient of the Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, said Thursday she hopes her work can convey "the human side" of the...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Thomas Watkins- The CIA accused WikiLeaks of "malicious intent" after the anti-secrecy campaign group published an initial tranche of documents Wednesday it said were from...
PARIS, FRANCE- Prolonged exposure to even low doses of radiation increases the risk of cancer, according to a new study of workers in the nuclear sector in Britain, France and the United States. The...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sara Hussein- Tens of thousands have fled new regime offensives in Syria, the UN said Tuesday, as Russian air strikes were reported to have killed 370 people so far, many of them...
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA- Slovenian authorities said Monday they had refused to let in more than 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia after a daily quota had been reached, stoking fears of a new human...
With Russia in Syria, a geopolitical structure that lasted four decades is in shambles. The U.S. needs a new strategy and priorities. The debate about whether the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syrian regime forces edged forward in the northern province of Aleppo on Saturday with air cover from Russian warplanes, but faced fierce resistance from rebel forces in the...