The White House condemned what it called a "reprehensible" and "intolerable" chemical attack in Syria Tuesday and pinned the blame squarely on Bashar Assad's forces. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said an "extremely alarmed" President Donald Trump had been briefed extensively on the...

 France's foreign minister said on Tuesday a suspected chemical weapons attack by Syrian government forces was a way of testing the new U.S. administration and it was time Washington clarified its position on President Bashar Assad. "It's a test. That's why France repeats the messages,...

Britain Tuesday said it has allocated 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion), including 160 million pounds of new money, to help Syrian refugees displaced by six years of civil war and countries that host them. International donors are expected to pledge billions more dollars in aid for Syria at a...

The Palestinian women's football team saw a crushing defeat in their first match in Asian Cup qualifiers -- a 6-0 loss to Thailand -- but for captain Claudie Salameh, the score means little. "Playing football for girls in Palestine is an enormous challenge," she said after the match. "We...