The Catholic Church has called for a global day of fasting and prayer on Saturday for peace in Syria and against any armed intervention, with Pope Francis scheduled to host a mass vigil on St Peter's Square. The Argentine pope has called for a "cry for peace" from the world's 1.2...

Iranian-backed Shiite militias are threatening to retaliate against American interests inside Iraq if the United States goes ahead with strikes against the Tehran-allied government in neighboring Syria, according to Iraqi security officials and militants themselves. Iraqi officials say they...

An error in a front page article published by  The New York Times  has elicited strong condemnation from supporters of the Syrian opposition on Friday for what they see as a misrepresentation of moderate rebels in the Syrian conflict. On Thursday, the  Times  piece "...

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday the failure to take military action Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons there would embolden “rogue nations.” Obama was speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a Group of 20 summit in Russia where Syria dominated much of the...