Syria's new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day ...

With Bashar al-Assad gone, Turkish President Erdogan wants to position himself as de facto leader of the Sunni Muslim world.

The past year brought thousands of deaths, regional conflict, indictments and accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide.

Infants sheltering in flimsy tents die of hypothermia as Hamas, Israel trade blame for delays in reaching a truce deal.