Pakistani authorities are set to hang a man who says he was 15 when he was arrested for a murder he claims he did not commit, lawyers said on Saturday, in the latest case to shine a spotlight on Pakistan's crumbling criminal justice system. Ansar Iqbal says he was 15 when he and a friend...

Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, the latest blow to a troubled U.S. effort to train local partners to fight Islamic State militants....

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will try to launch a new initiative for a political solution in Syria during meetings in New York in the next week, starting with talks with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday, U.S. and other Western officials said. After backing a United...

Islam Army declared new battle against Syrian regime army in Quneitra province southwest the capital, a move looking for controlling strategic posts near the borderline with Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights. The dominant rebel group, in statement dated on Saturday, said the the battle...