The Syrian colonel is still astounded. He was directing operations from the second floor of building when he heard gunfire -- rebels had penetrated his headquarters via an underground tunnel. "One floor closer and I wouldn't be here to describe the attack," he said. The rebels killed 12...

 Syrian rebels, Lebanese news website report Israeli Air Force activity in Baalbek area, over Quneitra, claim Hezbollah-bound weapons convoy bombed   Another Israeli strike in Syria, Arab media outlets reported Israeli Air Force activity in the Beqaa Valley in east...

Dozens of Mohamed Morsi's supporters were killed Saturday in Egypt's capital as violence erupted at mass rallies for and against the ousted Islamist president, medics and the Muslim Brotherhood said. The bloodshed came hours after the military-backed interior minister, Mohammed Ibrahim,...

    Assad's forces bombed a strategic rebel town in the country's north for the third straight day Saturday, pounding it with airstrikes that killed at least five people, activists said.   Assad's troops in recent weeks have seized the momentum in the civil...