A week of gains for world  stocks  petered out on Wednesday and a sell-off in oil and core government debt eased, as talks began on trying to avert a U.S. military strike on  Syria  against a broadly calm market backdrop. The safe-haven yen was at a seven-week low...

A suicide bomber on Wednesday rammed his explosives-laden car into the military intelligence headquarters in a border town in Egypt's volatile Sinai, killing at least three soldiers and wounding 10, security officials said. The bomber drove into the one-story building at high speed,...

  Regime government intended to increase the electricity price for Syrian cosutumers  for the third time amid claims that the increase would not affect the lowest class consumers. The Assad government also discussed a decision to raise tariffs for subscribers for tension...

  After evidence surfaced that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces used chemical weapons that allegedly killed more than 1,000 people, including women and children, President Obama has gone to Congress to authorize military action in the country. House members and...