Britain says it will put forward a resolution Wednesday to the U.N. Security Council condemning the Syrian government for the alleged chemical attack that has killed hundreds of civilians. A statement from Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Britain would seek a measure "authorizing...

High-profile media companies including the  New York Times , the  Huffington Post  and Twitter lost control of their websites Tuesday after hackers supporting the Syrian government breached an Australian-based Internet company that manages many major site addresses....

The Turkish lira fell further against the dollar on Wednesday, despite assurances by the central bank and amid tension over Syria. The lira fell to 2.06 to the dollar in initial trading, then rallied slightly to 2.0527, from 2.0382 at Tuesday's close. The Istanbul stock market fell by...

The border crossing between  Syria  and  Lebanon  was frantic on Tuesday, as it had been for many months. But, unusually, amid the hordes of people at passport control on the Lebanese side of the Masnaa crossing were queues of well-heeled Syrians – types not often on the...