From Putin’s preconditions, China’s annual parliamentary meeting, the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte, and a train hijack in ...

In Syria about a decade ago, while the Assad regime was focused on crushing an uprising that challenged its rule, it faced a ...

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity.

Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save ...

United Nations-backed human rights experts allege Israel has caused “disproportionate violence against women and children” ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule while promising to protect the rights of all Syrians for five ...

An Israeli airstrike targeted a building in an upscale neighborhood, destroying an apartment that neighbors said had been ...

The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...

United Nations-backed experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s ...

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, arrested for pro-Palestinian protests, face off with feds seeking his deportation in court today. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...