The failure of Western and Arab League efforts to persuade the Syrian government to end its violent crackdown against protesters is raising new fears of what lies ahead. The images out of Syria are frightening. And so far, President Bashar al-Assad [...]

The Obama administration is releasing declassified images of Syrian military assaults against civilians, as part of efforts to rally international support against President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford is using his Facebook page [...]

A controversial and groundbreaking film has hit movie theater screens in Turkey.  Zenne Dancer is inspired by the true story of a gay man, Ahmet Yildiz, who police suspect was murdered by his father in 2008, in what the media describes as Turkey’s [...]

In recent months, Israeli leaders have stepped up their rhetoric about Iran’s nuclear capabilities and increasingly are warning that Israel might attack Iranian nuclear installations to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. Lately [...]

Turkey is calling for renewed international efforts to end bloodshed in neighboring Syria, where a government assault on the city of Homs, a center of dissent, is intensifying. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday called for [...]

The U.N. Secretary-General said Wednesday that the Arab League has asked for U.N. help in sending its observer mission back to Syria, where the bloody anti-government crackdown has intensified in recent days.  Ban Ki-moon said he and the Arab [...]

Syrian activists say government troops have killed scores of civilians in Homs, continuing a months-long siege of the city that has been a hub of protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s 11-year autocratic rule. The Britain-based Syrian [...]

Egypt’s army-appointed prime minister says Cairo will not halt its investigation into foreign-funded pro-democracy groups despite what he called threats to cut off aid from the United States and other countries. Kamal al-Ganzouri said [...]

A growing number of Tibetans in China have set themselves on fire in recent months to draw attention to what they consider to be Beijing’s cultural and religious repression. This wave follows the self-immolation of dozens in Tunisia and other [...]

The U.N. Children’s Fund reports hundreds of children have been killed and hundreds more detained since anti-government unrest broke out in Syria nearly 11 months ago. UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake is calling on Syrian authorities [...]