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Evacuation of Syria's Homs rebel districts to begin

Some 2,000 rebels and civilians were to begin leaving besieged opposition-held districts of Homs city in central Syria on Wednesday under a deal between fighters and the government. Activists on the ground said two buses arrived in Homs early morning to begin the first of the...

Local al-Qaida leader in Syria killed in blast

(AP) — A roadside bomb in Syria killed a local al-Qaida leader and his wife, activists said Tuesday, an attack that could ignite a new round of infighting among disparate rebel groups in the country. The commander, identified as Ali al-Nuaimi of the Nusra Front, was killed near the...