All strongmen have an element of caricature about them, yet there was little of Assad that fit the kind of strongman Sacha Baron Cohen spoofed in his 2012 comedy, The Dictator. Instead ...

Cubs manager Craig Counsell provided Jordan Bastian of MLB.com an update today on injured right-hander Javier Assad. Assad recently suffered a Grade 2 strain of his left oblique and will be shut down.

As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the ...

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain, manager Craig Counsell told MLB.com's Jordan Bastian and others on Friday. Assad had been on a ...

Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed Wednesday that Assad had a setback with his left oblique during Tuesday's rehab start with Triple-A Iowa, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports. Assad is headed ...

In a press conference before the Cubs take on the Philadelphia Phillies, courtesy of Marquee Sports Network, Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that starting pitcher Javier Assad is dealing ...

As rebels closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the ...

In a press conference before the Cubs take on the Philadelphia Phillies, courtesy of Marquee Sports Network, Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that starting pitcher Javier Assad is dealing ...

As Damascus teetered, Assad's aide orchestrated a shadowy airlift, spiriting millions and secrets to Russia, paving his own escape route. IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right ...

Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice. The basement of an underground ...

Assad faced no accountability. Children walk along a damaged street filled with debris in the Damascus suburb of Zamalka October 3, 2013. (photo credit: Insight SYRIA-CRISIS/ZAMALKA REUTERS/Bassam ...