Pope Francis, who turns 88 on Dec. 17, is the second-oldest pope in modern history (after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at ...

Syria’s new interim prime minister has called on the country’s millions of refugees around the world to return home.

The creation of Canada's newest territory on April 1, 1999, was part of a historic land claim settlement. It was also the ...

Putin’s agents ‘pushed Assad to flee to Russia’ while Israel strikes Syrian military 480 times - Israel denies penetrating ...

The leader of the Syrian rebels has said the country wants no more war, as the Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Deir Ezzor.

The leader of the Syrian rebels has said the country wants no more war, as the Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Deir Ezzor.

"I am following what is happening in Syria, in this delicate moment of its history," Pope Francis stated this morning in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, where the Wednesday general audience took ...

Somalia and Ethiopia said they would work together to resolve a dispute over Addis Ababa's plan to build a port in the ...

The main commander of the Syrian fighters who deposed strongman Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that anyone involved in the ...

Images show the fighters standing next to the burning gravesite of Hafez al-Assad in the former president's hometown.

Pope Francis on Dec. 12 called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty, the alleviation of foreign debt and the ...