(The Daily Star)- The family of a mother and her daughter, who died when the Sidon tour boat they were in capsized last month, dropped their lawsuit against the managers of the boat, a source told The Daily Star Tuesday. The source said that contacts with the Yassin family had managed to...

The European Union on Monday condemned Russia's air campaign in Syria, saying it may be guilty of war crimes, and it vowed to impose more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's government. Calling for an immediate ceasefire in rebel-held east Aleppo, the European Union's 28 foreign...

The European Union on Monday strongly condemned Russia for the bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying devastating air strikes by Moscow and Damascus could amount to war crimes. EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg also warned that the 28-nation bloc could impose additional...

Dozens of civilians were killed as air strikes flattened residential buildings in rebel-held east Aleppo Monday, despite Western warnings of sanctions against Syria and Russia over attacks on the city. Once Syria's thriving commercial hub, Aleppo has been ravaged by bombing raids and...