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Swedish photographer wins World Press Photo award
Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the 2012 World Press Photo award Friday for newspaper Dagens Nyheter with a picture of two Palestinian children ...
Finland halts tank parts from Russia to Syria
Finnish customs says it has intercepted a shipment of tank spare parts en route to Syria from Russia, suspecting it was in breach of a European Union ...
Syria rebels seize oil field, town
Syrian rebels captured most of an eastern oil field and stormed a military base in the south, anti-regime activists said Thursday, further chipping ...
Chaotic influx of refugees to Lebanon stirs fears
For many Lebanese, the massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war is evoking painful memories and real fear. They say the ...
Iran mourns slain senior military commander
Prominent Iranian politicians and clerics led mourners at a funeral Thursday for a senior commander of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards who ...
Jordan terror plot suspects plead not guilty
Eleven men suspected of links to al-Qaida pleaded not guilty on Thursday to terrorism charges related to an alleged plot to attack the U.S.
Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport
Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and ...
Russian arms trader: Syria shipments will continue
Russia will keep supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite the country's escalating civil war, the head of Russia's state ...
EU hopes for Iran flexibility in nuclear talks
The European Union's foreign policy chief expressed hope Wednesday that Iran will show flexibility at upcoming talks on its nuclear program so that ...
Lebanese prevent tankers from crossing into Syria
Lebanese protesters closed two major roads in northern Lebanon Wednesday to prevent fuel tankers from crossing into Syria, Lebanon's state-run news ...
Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities
A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit ...
Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing ...
UN: Syria death toll probably approaching 70,000
Syria's intensifying civil war has probably killed over 9,000 people since the beginning of the year, bringing the likely death toll of the ...
Libya focuses on border, integrating ex-fighters
Libya's government is struggling to control its borders and retrieve the arms and explosives that were looted after longtime dictator Moammar ...
Syrian rebels capture country's largest dam
Syrian rebels have scored one of their biggest strategic victories since the country's crisis began two years ago, capturing the nation's largest dam ...
Rebels, troops battle for key Damascus highway
Opposition forces targeted Damascus with mortars, a roadside bomb and a suicide attack on Sunday as they pressed ahead in their quest for the seat of ...
New Greek Orthodox patriarch enthroned in Syria
Syria's Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during a ceremonial mass in Damascus on Sunday amid civil war. John Yazigi, 57, replaces ...
Israel: Obama visit on Iran, Syria, Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on Iran's nuclear program, the violence ...
Kerry says US weighing Syria options; mum on arms
Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the United States is evaluating new options to halt Syria's civil war, but he refused to weigh into ...
Syrian rebels shut down key Damascus highway
Rebels pushed forward in their battle with the Syrian army in Damascus on Friday, clashing with regime soldiers in contested neighborhoods in the ...
UN refugee agency says 5,000 fleeing Syria daily
The U.N. refugee agency says there has been a huge increase in the number of people fleeing Syria, with 5,000 refugees crossing the borders daily into ...