SINGAPORE (AFP)- US tennis great Billie Jean King, a high-profile advocate of gender equality, has urged more players to take up causes off court and help "make this world a better place". King, the 74-year-old former world No. 1, said famous players have a global platform to speak out...

By Burak Karacaoglu and Mohamad Misto - (IDLIB, Syria/ ISTANBUL)- Women who escaped from prisons run by the Bashar al-Assad regime say they suffered all forms of torture, including rape. The regime forces are responsible for 7,699 rape cases involving at least 864 women and...

  The United Nations Security Council Wednesday called for a ceasefire to be implemented across Syria and expressed concern about the country's humanitarian situation, Netherlands U.N. Ambassador and council president for March Karel van Oosterom said. "The cessation of hostilities...

   (Zaman Al Wasl- AP)- Fresh air strikes on eastern Ghouta near Damascus brought the death toll for Wednesday's bombardment on the rebel-held enclave near Damascus to 45, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said at least 18 of the...