A suspected suicide bomb blast Wednesday killed at least 14 people close to a polio eradication center in Pakistan's western city of Quetta, police said, with most of those killed policemen detailed to guard vaccination workers. At least 12 policemen, one paramilitary officer and one civilian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Hezbollah militant who has been taken captive by rebels south of Damascus said he is a father of five more militants fighting in Syria, field commander told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. Abu Nafea al-Dimashqi, commander of Dhuha al-Islam Brigade, said rebels had taken captive...

Syria’s regime army and allied forces Tuesday took full control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma, in the northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported. In a breaking news flash, the channel said the army, backed by the pro-government National Defense Forces...

The United States has softened its stance on Syria including the future of President Bashar al-Assad to accommodate Russia, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said, warning the opposition would face a hard choice on whether to attend peace talks this month. Hijab, who was chosen in December as...