BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui with Dave Clark in Geneva- Syria's government on Saturday approved a ceasefire deal brokered by its Russian ally and the US, but the main opposition group was more...

PARIS, FRANCE, Michel Moutot- Long cast in supporting roles in the shadow of their male counterparts, women are taking an increasingly active role in the organisation and execution of attacks by...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Dave Clark- The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire Friday, which, if it holds, could see the first joint military effort by the two powers against...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Brian Knowlton- This was not how White House contender Gary Johnson hoped to finally crack the headlines -- mocked mercilessly on Twitter for asking an interviewer "What is...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The top military commander of the Army of Conquest, the largest Syrian rebel alliance, was killed in an airstrike during a meeting of the group's leaders, jihadist sources said...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Marie-Noëlle Blessig- The US pressed Russia on Thursday for a "true cessation of hostilities" in Syria ahead of high-level peace talks Friday in Geneva, warning that its patience...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Becca Milfeld- Donald Trump pledged to massively increase US military spending and swiftly demand a defeat plan of the Islamic State (IS) group if he becomes president,...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet Thursday and Friday in Geneva to try to hammer out a deal on cooperation in Syria, Moscow said. But...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Maureen Cofflard- Syria's opposition on Wednesday made a fresh call for a transition to democracy without President Bashar al-Assad, as France threw its support behind new...