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Russia, which has been criticized for its sale of weapons to conflict-torn Syria, has no intention to justify its actions…

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined other global voices objecting to the use of the death penalty in the case…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad derided the efforts of Arab League monitors to halt violence against anti-government activists, and a senior…

Arab foreign ministers meet on Sunday to discuss whether to ask the United Nations to help their mission in Syria,…

Thousands of South Sudanese who fled the latest wave of bloody ethnic violence in the troubled Jonglei state are in…

The US State Department said Congress has released US$40 million in aid to the Palestinians, part of the nearly $200…

The head of the UN women's agency voiced serious concern on Thursday about the treatment of women and children by…

BEIRUT — Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government protests after Friday prayers at several locations around the country while…

Russia on Thursday surprised the Western powers by proposing a UN Security Council resolution on the Syria crisis amid mounting international…

BEIRUT — Syrian army defectors killed at least 27 soldiers and security forces Thursday in clashes in the southern province…