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Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other ...
Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of ...
A look at 'enforced disappearances' worldwide
The U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is pressing governments to provide information about open cases. Over the past two ...
Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison
Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as ...
Turkish PM talking Syria with Obama at White House
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking for stepped-up action on Syria as he meets with President Barack Obama at the White House.
Jordan jet crashes near Syrian border, 2 killed
Jordan's military says a trainer jet has crashed near the Syrian border, killing its two Jordanian pilots. A spokesman says the British-made aerobatic ...
UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution
The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused ...
Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears
Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country.
13 detained in Turkish bombings, death toll to 51
Four more people have been detained in connection with two car bomb attacks that killed dozens in a Turkish town near the Syrian border, bringing the ...
Putin, Netanyahu meet to discuss Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for talks that focused on the situation in Syria, amid ...
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to ...
Obama, Cameron focus on Syria at White House
President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and to push for the end of the ...
Car bombs lead some to question Turkey's security
Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks ...
Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict
President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin ...
Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push
Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding on joining a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in ...
Israel minister criticizes Russia over Syria arms
An Israeli Cabinet minister is accusing Russia of destabilizing the Middle East by selling weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the ...
Report: Iran FM says would attend Syria conference
Iran's foreign minister says his country would be prepared to attend a planned international conference on Syria, and is suggesting Tehran could play ...
Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict
Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried ...
Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways
Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said, while ...