Syria

The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked the Anti-Shabiha website for allegedly publishing the details of innocent Syrians

Minister calls for action to stop persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria.

Sunni Islamist fighter Mohammed Fares decapitated by Islamic State of Syria and Levante in Aleppo.

Medics at three hospitals in northern Israel patching up Syrians hurt in fighting.

World's second largest refugee camp will be transformed into a city with councils and paved streets

Syria has handed over plans on how it will destroy all its chemical weapons and production equipment by 2014.

Battling both Assad and al-Qaida, Syrian Kurds may prove to be precious allies for the West, writes Emanuela Pergolizzi

Saudi spy chief warns of 'major shift' in Riyadh-Washington ties.

London 11 meeting told of opposition Syrian National Coalition conditions and Saudi Arabia ends cooperation.

Two Turkish pilots and nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims reach home as authorities strike deal over release.

Doctor claims snipers in Syria bet cash and cigarettes on shooting unborn babies.

Nine Lebanese Shiite pilgrims held captive for one year are on their way home, having arrived in southern Turkey.

Syrian president says loss of chemical weapons is a morale blow for regime.

Gunmen have kidnapped six Red Cross workers and a local volunteer of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in northwest Syria.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says anti-Assad groups being trained by foreigners.

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons receives Nobel Peace Prize for long-standing work.

Prime minister also criticises John Kerry for praising Assad on chemical weapons elimination.

Occupation of ferry footbridge in Calais gets dramatic after two Syrians threaten suicide

Syria's foreign minister tells UN General Assembly anti-Assad rebels eat human hearts and sever limbs while victims are alive.

Apart from giving free access to chemical weapons experts, resolution okays Syria transition government plan.

US and Russia agree on draft resolution on Syria's chemical weapons, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock.

Russia to 'safeguard' mustard gas, VX and sarin, says Iran parliament speaker.

Damascus complies with first stage of US-Russia demands to dump stockpiles but deputy PM denies ceasefire claims.

Golden Girls's 2014 calendar contains skimpily dressed models minus nudity.

Deputy PM Qadri Jamil admits conflict at stalemate and says Assad ready to offer ceasefire at Geneva.

US, Britain, France, Russia and China spar over wording of resolution on action against Assad regime.

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants shoot dead villagers accused of belonging to Assad's Alawite sect.

UK, US and France seize on UN report as conclusive evidence that Syrian regime used sarin in Ghouta attack.

The idea of a power-sharing arrangement may be unpalatable but it is the least worst option to avert armageddon, says Middle East expert Michael Kerr.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon receives report on Ghouta gas attack and will address Security Council powers about findings.