ABERDEEN, Michael Thurston- The road sign outside town reads "Welcome to Aberdeen. Come As You Are." The iconic Nirvana song title greets fans from around the world flocking to pay homage to Kurt...

BEN GUERDANE- Protesters on Wednesday ransacked the offices of Tunisia's main workers' union in the tense town of Ben Guerdane for not backing a strike demanding the reopening of the Libyan border...

BESANÇON- Two of three extremely rare Asiatic lion cubs born in a French zoo last year have been killed by their parents, zoo officials said, in a blow to conservation efforts. The zoo at the natural...

BEIRUT- Syria's exiled opposition chief Ahmad Jarba visited Latakia province Tuesday, amid a rebel offensive against the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad's clan and his Alawite sect, his office...

BEIRUT- More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group said in a new toll released Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said...

DAMASCUS- A Syrian artist has set a Guinness record for the world's largest mural made of recycled materials, aiming to inspire hope and creativity in his war-ravaged country. Guinness World Records...

WASHINGTON- Ever wondered if you look happily disgusted? Or sadly angry? There may one day be an app for that. US researchers have uncovered a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct and often...

DAMASCUS- Syrian army troops recaptured on Monday a key position in coastal Latakia province, a regime bastion, state television said, as rebels press a campaign in the region. "Syrian army units...

MADRID, Roland Lloyd Parry- Two Spanish journalists taken hostage in Syria by an Al-Qaeda-linked group returned smiling to Spain on Sunday to greet their loved ones after six months in captivity. El...