Main Alawite neighborhoods of central city of Homs condemned governor's decision allowing displaced people of Sunni neighborhoods to come back home, saying the 'laggard' governor is letting terrorists enter Homs again. Abu Jawad al-Faouri, local activist, quotes eyewitnesses as saying...

Washington: The United States expressed concern Thursday that preparations for Myanmar's landmark elections have been undermined by moves to exclude Muslim minority candidates from the ballot. Myanmar will vote on November 8 in what many hope will be its most free vote in generations...

Barrel bomb attacks by Syrian regime helicopters killed at least 22 civilians late Thursday in a rebel-held town near southern city of Daraa, a monitoring group said as Thursday's death toll rises to 99 across Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said regime helicopters "dropped...

Any Iranian bank receiving sanctions relief under a nuclear deal signed in July between Iran and six world powers would see sanctions re-imposed if it were found to be supporting Hezbollah or Iran's Qods Force, a U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday. U.S. Treasury Department's...