More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village when it was blasted by helicopters and tanks and then stormed by Assad regime militia, opposition activists said.
DoD Inspector General report reveals that several detainees in the custody of U.S. military were forcibly given mind-altering drugs while being interrogated.
A Syrian army general who defected last week is reportedly in contact with opposition forces, France's foreign minister announced Thursday.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday on his first foreign trip since taking office late last month, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.
Syrian opposition groups have adamantly declared that they will not negotiate with the government unless Assad steps down.
Iraqi government officials could not confirm the defection.
The Mughal empire, which at its peak ruled a vast expanse of territory from Bengal in the east to Baluchistan in the west, was deeply influenced by Persian culture and especially its poetry.
The territorial dispute in the South China Sea is expected to drive the talks during the 19th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) beginning Monday in Cambodia. The confrontational rhetoric between China and the U.S. over the South China Sea will also form the focus of the discussions that will be attended by top officials from the 10 member nations.
On Sunday, Sen. John McCain criticized the Obama administration for its failure to take decisive action against the Syrian regime.
Newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will head to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, on his first official foreign visit after taking charge.
When Texas A&M University alumnus Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale was fatally wounded by friendly fire at Fort Bragg, N.C., the infamous Westboro Baptist Church made arrangements to picket the Iraq War veteran's funeral. Meanwhile, members of the Texas A&M community made their own arrangements.
The sporting goods chain Academy is suing the private security firm Academi -- the controversial defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater -- for trademark infringement.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush turns 66 today and though he has remained out of the public's eye his work with HIV/AIDS in Africa continues.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has invited his newly elected Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi, to a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations to be held in Tehran in late August to promote undeniable and constructive cooperation between the nations, an Iranian government statement said.
Four Filipinos, two Salvadoran women and a Palauan born in the tiny island republic in the middle of the Pacific Ocean were among the young men and women who chose to serve a country that had not yet recognized them as citizens -- until this Fourth of July.
Walsh complained that his Democratic opponent, who lost both of her legs while serving in Iraq, spends too much time talking about her military record.
Following the revelation last week that British banking giant Barclays was engaging in massive fraud meant to distort the Libor, the interest rate underpinning hundreds of trillions of dollars in credit transactions, politicians and regulators the world over are taking a sober look at the system. What they find may prove to be shocking.
Did you miss the fourth episode of HBO's True Blood? Don't shed those tears, we have a recap you can sink your fangs into.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who clung throughout his life to the belief that Israel should hang on to territory and never trust an Arab regime, passed away at 96 in a nursing home in Herzliya, Israeli officials said Saturday.
How powerful is the Syrian military? How do Western nations stack up against it? And would it be wise to intervene in the first place?
The Iraq capital has seen a wave violence in recent days.
It's an open secret Ann Curry will be replaced on the Today show. She'll announce her exit Thursday morning.
