A Rebel brigade that controls Bustan al-Qaser, the main crossing between rebel-held areas and regime-held ones, has declared the withdrawal from the area after mounting complaints by people regarding abuses by rebels. Ahrar Syria brigade cited in statement issued by its...

Three deadly Mediterranean shipwrecks that claimed the lives of hundreds of would-be asylum-seekers fleeing war and repression sharpened calls Saturday for humanitarian corridors to allow safe passage to Europe. At least 34 people drowned in Maltese waters south of the Italian island of...

In an audio message Friday, the leader of al-Qaida urged jihadis in Syria to unite, an appeal likely aimed at rival affiliates of his terror network operating in the country. Ayman al-Zawahri said fighters must "rise above organizational loyalties and party partisanship" and unite behind the...

Two mortar shells hit Syria's capital Saturday near a hotel where international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying, state media and a hotel guest said. An 8-year-old girl was killed and 11 people were hurt in the blasts in the upscale Abu Roumaneh area of Damascus, the...