Rebels holed up in Aleppo can leave with their families if they lay down their arms, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday, vowing to press on with the assault on Syria's largest city and recapture full control of the country. The offer of amnesty follows two weeks of the heaviest...

The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria offered on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 Islamist fighters out of the city to try to bring an end to bombardment by Russian and Syrian forces. Staffan de Mistura said history would judge Syria and Russia if they used the presence of...

A majority of Filipinos have given President Rodrigo Duterte a high satisfaction rating for his first three months in office despite a controversial drug policy and expletive-laden remarks that have earned criticism from the international community. On Thursday, the Philippine News Agency...

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small -- some 2,200 Afghan troops...