UNITED NATIONS- The spillover in the Golan from the conflict in Syria has intensified in recent days, posing a threat to UN peacekeepers on the scene, a senior UN official said Tuesday. The Syrian...

WASHINGTON- The Washington Post said Thursday its website was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army, becoming the latest media organization victimized by the group that backs strongman Bashar...

PARIS- Scientists said Wednesday they had created a window coating that can be switched electrically to regulate the amount of heat and light that enters a building. A team of molecular and material...

JERUSALEM- The UN's Palestinian refugee agency on Wednesday condemned the killing of one of its staff members in Syria, saying eight agency workers had now died in the country's two-year civil war....

GHAZNI, Rahmatullah Alizad- Taliban militants have kidnapped a female Afghan member of parliament, officials said Wednesday, in the latest example of prominent women being targeted in the country....

BEIRUT- Syrian opposition activists, including National Coalition members, have drawn up a transitional roadmap including a call for national reconciliation and justice for "all of Syria's victims,"...

CAIRO, Samer Al-Atrush- One person was killed in Cairo as clashes erupted on Tuesday between supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, as tensions mounted ahead of a looming...

BEIRUT- Nearly 60 Syrian soldiers and jihadists have been killed in three days of fighting in Deir Ezzor, the largest city in eastern Syria, where rebels have made advances, an NGO said Monday. At...

NEW YORK CITY- UN chemical weapons experts have delayed their departure to Syria because of differences with Damascus over how they will investigate alleged attacks, UN diplomats said Monday. The...