The Syrian government Tuesday denied U.S. accusations that a crematorium had been built at one of its prisons that could be used to dispose of detainees' remains. A foreign ministry statement published by state news agency SANA said the U.S. administration had come out with "a new Hollywood...

An agreement between the Syrian government and rebels to evacuate an opposition-held district of Damascus was completed on Monday as more insurgents left the area, Qaboun, Syrian state TV and a monitoring group said. State TV quoted the Damascus provincial governor as saying that Qaboun "is...

Russia had nothing to do with a massive global cyber-attack, President Vladimir Putin said Monday, calling for urgent consultations on countering the hackers. Hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries have been hit by the ransomware attack, which has been described as the...

A group of German lawmakers has been blocked from visiting troops stationed at Turkey's Incirlik air base, officials said on Monday, a move that could reignite a row between the NATO allies over Berlin's access to the base. The lawmakers were denied a visit to the base as it was not deemed...