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U.S. says 'disappointed' by Palestinian unity deal

The United States said on Wednesday it was let down by a unity pact agreed to between the Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas' Palestine Liberation Organization and added it could make peace efforts difficult. "The timing was...

Syria's chemical weapons wild card: chlorine gas

Chlorine gas attacks in Syria this month, if proven, expose a major loophole in an international deal to remove chemical weapons from the war-torn country and suggest chemical warfare could persist after the removal operation has finished. President Bashar al-Assad agreed...

Car bomber kills 6 at Syrian government checkpoint

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) |  Two rebel car bombs targeted two central Syrian areas controlled by government forces on Saturday, killing at least ten people as opposition forces fought fiercely to hold onto territory, officials and activists reported. Britain-based Syrian Observatory...