President Obama has not ruled out a limited strike against Syria, despite rising congressional reluctance and the refusal by Great Britain’s Parliament to be part of a military engagement, administration officials told congressional leaders Thursday. “The officials made clear that the...

More than two years into Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is settling his bills for Russian arms orders through the Russian banking system to try to shore up ties with his most powerful ally, according to a Russian arms industry source. The payments, which have increased in...

Despite Western powers beating the war drums after allegations that Syria’s government used chemical weapons against its civilians, American pop star Miley Cyrus has managed to steal the limelight.  Cyrus, 20, ranked top on Twitter Wednesday after her bikini-clad, sexualized...

With America's credibility tarred, persuading anyone other than France and Britain will be difficult. It was perhaps the greatest "Perry Mason moment" in the history of the UN Security Council. When U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson challenged his Soviet counterpart, Valerian Zorin, to...