Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of high ground on the Aleppo outskirts on Saturday as warplanes bombed the city's opposition-held east relentlessly in a Russian-backed offensive that has left Washington's Syria policy in tatters. In their first major ground advance of...

Syria said on Saturday its belief in victory was "even greater" now that the Syrian army was progressing in the "war against terrorism." Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem was speaking at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders, after the Syrian army and allied militia seized ground...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Activists circulated a recording showing the first moments of the explosion which led to the death of the local administration minister in the interim government Yacub al-Ammar and a number of revolutionary leaders during their meeting in the town of Inkhil in southern Daraa...

Basque voters will participate in regional elections in northern Spain Sunday as memories of terrorism fade away, while opinion polls suggest people are turning away from traditional separatism but continue to remain hopeful for autonomy. The elections come at a critical time for Spain,...