A car bomb killed at least 70 people and wounded dozens more on Friday when it exploded in Rankus, a town 30 km north of the Syrian capital Damascus, activists said.   Activists in a nearby town said the blast occurred in front of a mosque soon after Friday...

 In the photograph the two robed men stand shoulder-to-shoulder, one tall and erect, the other more heavyset. Both smile for the camera. The picture from Tehran is a rare record of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meeting Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, the...

U.N. chemical weapons inspectors in Syria  are investigating seven cases of alleged chemical or biological weapons use, including three incidents around Damascus after the August 21 attack which almost triggered U.S. air strikes. The inspectors expect to finalize their work...

Agreement reached on wording of United Nations resolution on Syria after foreign ministers meet with secretary general The five permanent members of the UN security council reached an agreement on Thursday over the wording of "binding and enforceable" resolution to...