Civil war in  Syria  has cut the wheat harvest to its worst level in nearly three decades and the government's share of the crop is being further eroded as it struggles to procure grain from rebel-held  farming  areas. Estimates collated by Reuters from more...

A car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Jaramana near the capital of Damascus, killing seven people and wounding 62, Syrian state TV reported. Jaramana, about 5 kilometers southeast of the Syrian capital, has a mostly Christian and Druze population known for backing the regime...

Reporters Without Borders called for the immediate and unconditional release of Polish photojournalist Marcin Suder, who was kidnapped by a dozen masked gunmen at around 11 a.m. yesterday in Saraqeb, in the northwestern province of Idlib. A freelancer who works for the  Corbis...

Multiple aid agencies are raising money to help Syrian refugees. Here's a roundup of how to donate to the main appeals There are nearly 2 million  refugees  as a result of the conflict in  Syria , described as the  largest humanitarian crisis since the 1994 Rwanda...