Koblenz, Germany – When former Syrian colonel Anwar Raslan was sentenced to life in a German prison last week, many hailed the decision as historic. The Syrian defector was found guilty of complicity in 4,000 cases of torture, at least 27 deaths and of physical and sexual assaults, while...

 The man who authorities say held hostages inside a Texas synagogue on Saturday demanded the release of a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned nearby on charges of trying to kill American service members in Afghanistan. The hostage incident ended Saturday night with the hostages safe and...

 Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany's conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity this week was welcome but was only a step towards holding to account Bashar al-Assad and his top aides. The conviction of Anwar Raslan, who defected to...

Residents of Idlib, Syria Friday praised the conviction of a former Syrian secret police officer by a German court. 58-year old Anwar Raslan, was the highest ranking Syrian official to be convicted for life, with the possibility of parole after 15 years, for crimes against humanity....