(Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it has gained Syrian approval to open four border crossings from Iraq, Jordan and Turkey to deliver aid to millions of people under a "far-reaching formula" proposed to U.N. Security Council members. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin...

  Pro-regime social media activists said top Militia fighter killed south Damascus on Tuesday. The well-known militant Mwafaq Badriya was born in Aadhar village, predominantly Druze, he gained fame for his savage personality as he committed many crimes since the...

BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb exploded in eastern Syria near the border with Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, including a local rebel commander, opposition activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast struck near the offices of...

* War crimes sleuths issue 12th report on regional conflict * ISIL accused of atrocities against all communities * Syrians describe "slowly starving" under air attack By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA, June 17 (Reuters) - The Middle East appears on the...