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Syrian toddler believed dead reunited with parents
No one knows how long little Bushr Al Tawashi wandered alone in the rubble of his home in the Syrian capital before rebel fighters found the toddler ...
Car bombs, violence mar Syria's shaky truce
Two deadly car bombs and sporadic fighting marred a shaky holiday truce Friday in Syria, although thousands of protesters used the brief respite in ...
Syrian toddler thought dead reunited with parents
Media in Cyprus are hailing it as a miracle. A 2-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled ...
Syria commits to 4-day truce, but prospects dim
The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad promised Thursday to observe a U.N.-proposed truce during a four-day Muslim holiday, while ...
AP PHOTOS: Syrian rebels advance in largest city
Crouching behind walls and firing from the corners of buildings, rebels are battling Syrian government troops in battered neighborhoods of Aleppo, the ...
Could events beyond campaign control jolt race?
An election-eve terrorist strike. A tanking stock market. A stunner of a jobs report. An unscripted moment. Democratic President Barack Obama and ...
Iran leader blames US, Israel for Syria civil war
Iran's Supreme Leader is blaming the U.S. and Israel for the bloody, 19-month civil war in Syria. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also warns Western powers not ...
Iraqi Shiites brace for violence amid Syria fears
Iraqi Shiites increasingly fear the Muslim sect and its holy sites could be targeted in neighboring Syria as the civil war there takes on increasingly ...
Syrian rebels warily accept foreign fighters' help
The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria's regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida's influence into the ...
UN Security Council endorses Syria holiday truce
The U.N. Security Council gave unanimous backing Wednesday to a four-day truce proposed by the international mediator for Syria to mark a major Muslim ...
Lebanese opposition blames Syria for assassination
Lebanon's main opposition bloc stepped up pressure Wednesday on the Hezbollah-dominated government to resign after blaming the Shiite militant group's ...
Truce attempts in Syria conflict
Lakhdar Brahimi, the international envoy trying to negotiate an end to Syria's civil war, says he has won a commitment from Damascus to halt fighting ...
Islamic militant group in Syria rejects truce
The current international peace plan seeking to stop Syria's civil war suffered a major setback Wednesday when an al-Qaida-inspired militant group ...
Hajj pilgrims offer prayers for Muslim unity
Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in ...
US backs idea of temporary cease-fire in Syria
The Obama administration is cautiously welcoming the possibility of a temporary cease-fire in Syria, saying it hopes calm might lead to political ...
Activists: Syrian warplanes strike village, kill 5
Activists say Syrian warplanes have struck a village near a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north, killing five members of an extended ...
Jordan's king steers nation through turbulence
The foiling of a planned al-Qaida terror plot in Jordan underscores a new subplot in the story of the Arab Spring: Things are heating up for King ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief: ___ Abortion: Abortion and birth control are ...
In Gaza visit, Qatari emir forges leading role
The emir of Qatar on Tuesday became the first head of state to visit the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants seized the territory five years ago, ...
With election near, sober Romney on foreign policy
Mitt Romney abruptly moderated his foreign policy positions in this week's debate on issues like ending the war in Afghanistan and averting another ...
Hezbollah rejects international probe in killing
Syria's powerful ally Hezbollah was accused Tuesday by Lebanese political opponents of playing a role in the assassination of a top intelligence ...
US wants new Lebanon gov't free of Syria influence
The Obama administration on Tuesday threw its support behind efforts by Lebanon's president to form a new government in the aftermath of last week's ...
Aleppans stretched to limit in war for Syrian city
The rumble of engines in the sky immediately set the Aleppo neighborhood below on edge. Men peeked from shops anxiously at the Syrian warplane ...
Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held town in north
Syrian warplanes on Tuesday struck a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north in an attempt to reopen a key supply route, activists said, as ...
Palestinians give cool reception to US debate
Palestinians complained Tuesday that the Mideast peace process barely got a mention in the final U.S. presidential campaign debate, saying American ...