The United Nations' special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks yesterday, as concern mounts over the rising child death toll in the country's bloody two-year conflict. Six children were among 29 people killed in a devastating army bombardment of five...

  A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters in a town north of the Syrian capital, killing at least 13 people including 10 policemen, activists said Monday. The Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said to AP the blast took place overnight in the town of Deir...

   A month ago Obama administration officials promised to deliver arms and ammunition to the Syrian rebels in the hope of reversing the tide of a war that had turned against an embattled opposition.   But interviews with American, Western and Middle...

Israel used a Turkish military base to launch one of its recent airstrikes against Syria from the sea, a reliable source told 'Russia Today'.  Israel has been under scrutiny since last week, when it was reported to be responsible for a July 5 depot attack in Latakia. News that Turkey...