BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- Dozens of families the Islamic State group had been using as human shields in Ramadi escaped to safety Wednesday as Iraqi forces closed in on the jihadists' last...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Amnesty International said on Wednesday Russian air raids have killed hundreds of civilians in Syria, many in targeted strikes that could constitute war crimes, since beginning...

LATAKIA, SYRIA, Max Delany- Taiseer Hamash cradled his two-month old daughter Noor Sham in his arms as he stood by the entrance of the tarpaulin tent his family has called home in war-wracked Syria...

BEYROUTH, LEBANON, Layal About Rahal- A Lebanese militant notorious for the 1979 murder of three Israelis, including a little girl, has been killed in an Israeli air raid near Syria's capital, his...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's unwavering position on the crisis in Syria, where it has steadfastly resisted calls for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, has facilitated its...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Marisol Rifai with Dave Clark at the United Nations- A UN-backed roadmap to end the Syrian war was met with scepticism Saturday by members of the country's fractured opposition who...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- President Barack Obama admitted that "lone wolf" jihadist attacks present a vexing new security challenge Friday, even as he assured Americans the Islamic...

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Dave Clark / Carole Landry- The UN Security Council threw its unanimous support Friday behind a plan to end Syria's brutal civil war by summoning rebels and the regime...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Dave Clark- Senior international envoys began gathering in New York on Thursday to seek UN backing for an ambitious US and Russian plan to seek a negotiated ceasefire in...