Syria's new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian violence in the country's south, officials said Thursday.

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They wandered through the museum, listening attentively as their guide explained the antiquities in display cabinets. It ...

Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s ...

The latest violence in Syria shows just how far the country has to go to overcome decades of repression and division stoked ...

Think of an ancient empire and you’re probably picturing an iconic site like the Acropolis in Athens, or Rome's famous forum.

At least 63 people, including 26 aid seekers, killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn as hunger crisis deepens.

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It remains to be seen if countries like China and Pakistan follow Russia’s lead. Moscow has historically had deep strategic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic ...