Thousands of civilians were fleeing from besieged enclaves on opposite ends of Syria Friday as two major battles in the multi-sided war entered decisive phases, with hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the path of both assaults. Air strikes killed scores of people in eastern...

A humanitarian aid convoy has not been able to unload supplies to residents trapped inside Syria's Eastern Ghouta, as government warplanes resumed bombarding the enclave, killing at least 70 people, according to a monitor.  Described as the "bloodiest" day since a Russian-sponsored...

MOSCOW: It sounds like a thriller: nearly half a ton of cocaine was hidden in bags at the Russian Embassy's school in Buenos Aires before being loaded on a Russian government plane bound for Moscow. Yet that's exactly what happened in a recent sting run by Russia and Argentina to nab a...

MOSCOW: Russia Wednesday scrambled to contain a growing scandal over suitcases of cocaine found in its embassy school in Buenos Aires, condemning what it called a smear campaign as the media questioned the official account. Argentine police said last week they had seized nearly 400...