(The Guardian)- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new steps to counter fake news on the platform on Saturday, marking a departure from his skepticism that online misinformation is, as Barack Obama said this week, a threat to democratic institutions. “We take misinformation...

Thousands of Indonesians held a peaceful rally on Saturday to promote unity, saying they were worried by signs of growing racial and religious intolerance in the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Dressed in red and white shirts, the colors of the Indonesian flag, religious leaders,...

Syrian rebels fought fiercely with pro-regime forces trying to advance into opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo and warplanes kept up their bombardment of the area Friday in a renewed bid by Damascus to retake the entire city. The U.N. humanitarian adviser said the besieged population of...

(Time)- Russia announced a major new air offensive in Syria on Tuesday as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. According to activists, between four and 10 people...