Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Florida) said Tuesday he will introduce legislation next week that would authorize President Barack Obama to carry out airstrikes against the group calling itself the Islamic State (also ISIS or ISIL) in Syria. "This will ensure there’s no question that the...

(Reuters) - Israel's frontier with Syria, where militants have kidnapped 45 U.N. peacekeepers, has become a magnet for Islamist activity and Israel itself is now a target, the defense minister and security analysts said on Tuesday. The Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-linked group fighting...

(Reuters) - A record 4.1 million people in   Syria   received food rations in August due to more convoys being able to cross front lines and borders from   Turkey   and Jordan, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. "We are reaching more...

(Voice of America)- Fiji's military commander said al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria have made a set of demands they want fulfilled before they release a group of 45 Fijian U.N. peacekeepers. Brigadier General Mosese Tikoitoga said Tuesday that the Nusra Front wants to...