Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, ...

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One day after a man drove a truck into New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street, the FBI says he likely did not have accomplices.

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Islamic State militants were already resurgent last year in parts of Syria and Iraq. Then in December, the Assad regime ...

Haunting images of Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison have emerged since Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad ...

Protesters in Syria held a sit-in Wednesday demanding justice for four activists who were forcibly disappeared in 2013 and ...

The creation of Canada’s newest territory on April 1, 1999, was part of a historic land claim settlement. It was also the first major change to the country’s map since Newfoundland and Labrador joined ...

Trump, whose book “Art of the Deal” portrayed him as a master of negotiations, has declared that he may want to take over the Panama Canal ...