The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a U.S.-drafted resolution on Friday laying the groundwork for an inquiry that would assign blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria's civil war. The resolution asks United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon and the head of the Organization for the...

Islamic State militants have captured dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Friday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 230 people were kidnapped or detained,...

At leat 12 people have been killed in Syrian regime air strikes on northern province of Idlib, a monitoring group said on Friday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said 12 civilians were killed in the towns of Arnaba, al-Mouzara, Saraqeb and Ariha. Also, Regime air strikes have killed 3...

Two people were killed in clashes between police and Kurdish militants in a town in southeastern Turkey on Friday, local sources said, and clashes were continuing, with smoke rising from buildings and shots ringing out. Around 10 people were wounded in the clashes in Silopi, a...