More than 40 people have been killed and 170 wounded in two powerful explosions in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state TV.
Reports said the "terrorist bombings" targeted an area that houses a military intelligence complex as employees...
In the rebellious backstreets of Damascus, middle-aged men shake their heads as soldiers fire over the heads of the protesters who still make their point after Friday prayers at the mosques every week, muttering about the arrest squads who will come...
Five unarmed U.N. truce monitors toured the battered city at the heart of the Syrian uprising on foot Saturday, encountering unusually calm streets after weeks of shelling as a throng of residents clamored for foreign military help to oust President...
UN monitors have arrived in Syria to oversee a shaky ceasefire but the guns have not fallen silent and people are fearful, as the BBC's Ian Pannell observed when he secretly visited the northern province of Idlib.
Ahmed Al-Aboud's body bears the...
The leader of the UN monitoring mission in Syria declared himself "optimistic" over the chances for peace on Monday despite video evidence showing an intense bombardment of rebellious cities by regime forces.
A separate United Nations report, based...
