Rebel forces fired at Syrian troops in a battered neighborhood of the nation's largest city Thursday, crouching behind walls and firing from the corners of buildings in urban warfare. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Palestinians voted for new local councils in dozens of West Bank towns in long delayed elections Saturday, part of an attempt by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement to recapture dwindling political legitimacy. (Source: Associat... [Full Article]
Feverishly hot ocean surface waters potentially reaching more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) may have helped cause the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history, researchers say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
Thousands of people are marching in 56 Spanish cities to protest punishing austerity cuts they say will only increase unemployment and job insecurity in a country suffering from its second recession in three years and record high unemployment. (Sourc... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Large parts of Aleppo's covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site that traces its history back to the 14th century, have been reduced to ashes as government forces and rebels fight f... [Full Article]
Fighting over Syria's largest city intensified Friday, with the most widespread battles reported there in two months as rebel forces launched a new offensive to rout President Bashar Assad's forces from Aleppo, activists said. (Source: Asso... [Full Article]
Activists say Syrian troops and rebels are fighting some of the fiercest battles in the northern city of Aleppo. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Rebels have taken a major stride in uniting their ranks in the battle for Syria's largest city, giving them hope they could tip the balance after three months of bloody, stalemated combat in Aleppo, one of the biggest prizes of the civil war. (S... [Full Article]
Tens of thousands of people from all over the country converged on Spain's capital to hold a large anti-austerity demonstration on Saturday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury sanctioned the leader of the Lebanese militant group and political movement Hezbollah on Thursday for helping Syria crush anti-government protests, as well as two other members for the group's "terro... [Full Article]