New clashes erupt among Turkish riot police and demonstrators following the death of a young activist.
A British defense study shows that militants fighting against Syria now number around 100,000 fighters, which are fragmented into around 1,000 bands.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has received a report by UN experts on a reported chemical attack in the suburbs of Syrian capital last month.
Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremists in Syria have confessed targeting and massacring dozens of people in three Homs villages dominated by Alawites last week.
US President Barack Obama has revealed an exchange of letters with Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani but warned his reluctance to strike Syria should not devalue US threats of force to thwart what he called “an Iranian nuclear bomb.”
Iran Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has welcomed Syria’s decision to join the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
At least 36 people have been killed and several others wounded in a series of bomb explosions that hit Iraqi cities, security officials say.
European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton has welcomed the agreement reached in Geneva between the United States and Russia to ensure swift and secure destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
Saudi nationals will face punitive action even if they violate their country’s press laws from outside the country, a top official has warned.
American Scientist Avram Noam Chomsky has criticized the United States for its constant strategy of ‘torturing’ the Iranian nation over the past 60 years.