UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is under pressure to ratchet up aid to nongovernmental organizations that can operate in the vast sections of Syria under opposition control, as most of the humanitarian relief sponsored by the organization ends up in the western slice...

(Reuters) - One of President Bashar al-Assad's two challengers in next month's election praised his military campaign against Islamist rebels but said Syria must do more to maintain ties with the West and rebuild its economy after three years of war. Hassan al-Nouri said...

London, May 16 (IANS) Foreign ministers from countries of the "London 11" Core Group of the "Friends of Syria" have agreed to offer more support to the Syrian opposition National Coalition, the ministers said in a joint communique Thursday. "We have agreed unanimously to take...

BEIRUT (AP) — A massive car bomb ripped through a crowded garage Thursday near a rebel-held border crossing between Syria and Turkey, killing at least 43 people in an area that has seen fierce fighting between rival rebel groups, an anti-government activist group said. The...