Reuters reports that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is now saying that Moscow is ready to send troops to Syria to ensure the safety of United Nations chemical weapons inspectors. Major assault launched to free hostages held by al-Shabab fighters in...

        Germany's domestic spy chief says at least 170 Islamic extremists have traveled to Syria from Germany and some are thought to be actively participating in the fighting.   Hans-Georg Maassen told Deutschlandfunk radio in an interview...

    The UN warned on Sunday against revenge attacks in Iraq after two blasts killed 73 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad a day after a Sunni mosque was bombed.Saturday's bombings struck near funeral tents for a tribal sheikh in the Sadr City district of north Baghdad and also...

 Syria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an "initial declaration" outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday. Spokesman Michael Luhan told The Associated Press that the declaration is "being reviewed by our verification division." The...