Shells smashed into a central prison in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, killing some prisoners, a rights group said Sunday, part of a long battle for control of the ancient city. The explosions killed six prisoners, said the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which...

Two members of a German aid group who went missing in Syria are alive and well, and on their way home, the Foreign Ministry has announced. The fate of a missing third person is unknown. The Grünhelme (Green Helmets) aid organization said last weekend that three of its members were missing...

It sounded like the most far-fetched propaganda claim - a Syrian rebel commander who cut out the heart of a fallen enemy soldier, and ate it before a cheering crowd of his men. The story turned out to be true in its most important aspect - a ritual demonstration of cannibalism - though...

      Ahmad Jarba won the presidency of the National Coalition election by 55 votes, and Badr Jamous won the post of Secretary-General of the National Coalition after by 54 votes. Suhair Atassi, Farouk Tayfour and Salem al-Muslet were selected as...