(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 8 civilians killed in the besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs as regime forces stepped up aerial and ground bombardments, local activists and rescuing group said Thursday. The civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta near the capital since the Syrian regime...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and Syria clashed with the U.S. and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire to take hold in Syria as the U.N. said humanitarian convoys are ready to head to 10 locations including besieged Eastern Ghouta near the capital...

A cavernous bunker on a remote island above the Arctic Circle, where polar bears roam, holds the key to 12,000 years of agriculture but also to food supplies for future generations with countries urged to deposit seed samples there. Welcome to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which turned 10...

Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian plan for five-hour daily ceasefires, a war monitor and sources on both sides said. Hundreds of people have died in 11 days of...