Armed men stormed the home of Noureddine al-Labbad in the town of Al-Sanamayn, opening fire on him and his brother before fleeing, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Syria's Mediterranean coast has been gripped by extreme violence that has seen mass killings mainly targeting members of the ...

Mass killings on Syria's coast target Alawites, leaving more than 1,200 dead. Survivors and rights groups recount the ...

Since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, many Alawites -- his sect -- have feared reprisals for his ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for ...

In an epic version of the "honey-do list," Clint Janson became a pastry master to fulfill his wife Christie's dream of owning ...

Conan O’Brien had a story to share that Tina Fey may wish was forgotten. During Monday’s episode of his podcast “Conan ...

Some were forced to crawl besides the bloodied corpses of their neighbours as they were battered by branches. Others were ...

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...

Clashes in Syria’s coastal areas kill more than 700 people, a monitor says. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's government ...

Now to Syria - many things have changed there since the Regime of Bashar al-Assad fell in December. NPR's Jane Arraf climbed on board the victory train in Damascus. It was once a propaganda tool for ...