The price of oil fell to near $108 a barrel Friday after British lawmakers refused to approve military action against Syria, easing concerns about international intervention in the country's civil war. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for October delivery was down 77 cents to...

The moral outrage is all over this debate. As the West prepares to launch airstrikes against the Syrian regime in retaliation for its alleged use of chemical weapons, lines of global leaders and their cheering commentators are using a superior sense of morality to justify it. Last year, Obama...

  Kurdish National Council and Syrian opposition National Coalition concluded an initial agreement that included recognition of the identity of the Kurdish people to consider their issue as an essential part of the overall national issue in unified Syria. The agreement also...

Until a few days ago, it looked like a sure bet that the U.S. Federal Reserve would announce the beginning of the end of its massive bond buying program in September. Now, investors are less certain. The prospect of Western military action against  Syria  has sent stock...