UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia and Syria clashed with the U.S. and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire to take hold in Syria as the U.N. said humanitarian convoys are ready to head to 10 locations including besieged Eastern Ghouta near the capital...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels killed 15 troops on Wednesday and wounded 20 more as regime forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian plan for five-hour daily ceasefires, a war monitor and sources on both...

A Saudi court sentenced human rights activist Issa al-Nukheifi to six years in prison on Wednesday over tweets critical of the government, a rights group said, confirming a Saudi newspaper report. Saudi newspaper Okaz said the defendant, who it did not identify, was accused of criticising...

MOSCOW: Russia Wednesday scrambled to contain a growing scandal over suitcases of cocaine found in its embassy school in Buenos Aires, condemning what it called a smear campaign as the media questioned the official account. Argentine police said last week they had seized nearly 400...