The Syrian government in 2015 ignored most United Nations requests to deliver humanitarian aid to some of the 4.6 million people in hard-to-reach and besieged areas and only 620,000 received help, the U.N. aid chief said on Wednesday. Stephen O'Brien told the U.N. Security...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to have started in Geneva on Monday, and that it was better to delay a few days than to have them crumble at the start. Kerry told reporters on a visit to Laos he agreed...

 Jordan's army said border guards killed 12 people trying to enter the kingdom from Syria in a clash on the frontier on Saturday. An armed forces general command official said the 12 were killed in a clash between border guards and a group of 36 people, some armed, trying to cross from...

More than 100 humanitarian and U.N. agencies called Thursday for an end to the war in Syria, appealing to governments and people around the world to add their voices to the demand for an end to the 'carnage.' Oxfam, Save the Children, Caritas International, nearly 30 UNICEF branches and...