The civilian death toll in Eastern Ghouta since Syria and its ally Russia intensified their bombardment of the rebel enclave on February 18 topped 600 Wednesday, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 147 of the 601 civilians killed, mostly in air strikes,...

Syrian government forces launched a ground assault on the edge of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta enclave Wednesday, seeking to gain territory despite a Russian plan for five-hour daily ceasefires, a war monitor and sources on both sides said. Hundreds of people have died in 11 days of...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Wednesday unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, including eventually recognizing them as a political party, days after the militants called for direct negotiations with the US. The apparent openness by both sides to some form of negotiations...

Iran has built another permanent military base outside Syria’s capital city complete with hangers used to store missiles capable of hitting all of Israel, according to Western intelligence sources.  Exclusive satellite images from ImageSat International obtained by Fox News show...