A Japanese program aimed at accepting a small number of refugees from war-torn Syria promised Wednesday to remove language from documents which implied that pregnant women are not welcome to apply. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in May that immigration-shy Japan, with a population of...

Syrian activists say the last buses meant to evacuate rebels and civilians from Aleppo have been delayed for nearly 24 hours. Reasons for the delay aren't clear. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict through activists on the ground, says 60...

Police in Bahrain are clashing with residents of a besieged town that is home to a Shiite cleric. The cause for the confrontation on Wednesday in Diraz wasn't immediately clear. Residents of the town and activists say that riot police first massed outside, then entered the town. They...

(BBC)- As horrifying war reports are beamed out of Syria, a tiny radio station sends broadcasts in the other direction from Istanbul. Made up of Syrian exiles, the team gathers news from citizen journalists on the ground and has branched out into dramas and comedy shows. But they say the most...