Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to ...

A U.N.-backed commission has found widespread and systematic violence against civilians in Syria's coastal region ...

Amidst the turmoil in Gaza, Israel’s war against Hamas and Hezbollah, security concerns in the Red Sea following attacks by ...

Syrian government forces and their allies are likely to have committed war crimes during their crackdown against Alawite ...

From an off-day to staring down overtime, the Cubs kicked off a stretch of 14 games in 13 days on Tuesday night with a fresh ...

The clashes in March included murder, torture and other ‘inhumane acts’ that UN investigators say amount to war crimes.

The Chicago Cubs welcomed back a starting pitcher but he, combined with a flagging offense, were not able to help them beat the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

The Chicago Cubs will keep three catchers on the big-league squad after they activated Miguel Amaya from the 60-day injured ...

Assad survived more than a decade longer, aided militarily by Russia and Iranian-backed proxies. Activists and human rights group accuse him of using barrel bombs, torture, and massacres to crush ...

Syria plans to hold parliamentary elections in September, according to the head of the election organizing body.

Assad is slated to start Sunday's game against the Pirates at Wrigley Field, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Assad had spent the entire season on the shelf while recovering from a left ...

The Cubs reinstated catcher Miguel Amaya and right-hander Javier Assad from the 60-day injured list, with Assad starting the ...