Western spies contact Damascus to discuss security, Syria says
SYRIA-CRISIS/INTELLIGENCE:Western spies contact Damascus to discuss security, Syria says
Video: Syrian Refugee Widow Recalls Living with War
Next week the international community holds peace talks for Syria and women from that country are pressing for their voices to be heard. In this video from late last year, a Syrian woman living as a refugee in Jordan shares how she lost her husband and helped the Free Syrian Army.
Ban ki-Moon visits Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon visits Syrian refugees at Kawergosk refugee camp near Erbil in Northern Iraq.
Leaving it all behind in Syria
Millions have fled the violence in Syria with one refugee explaining, "Life is not about money or anything else, it's about living with dignity."
Russia denies visa to U.S. journalist critical of Putin
RUSSIA-USA/JOURNALIST (UPDATE 4):UPDATE 4-Russia denies visa to U.S. journalist critical of Putin
Three years after uprising, Tunisians celebrate near-model transition
Tunisia's new constitution is expected to be passed this week
Iraq violence kills 24, militants stage big attacks near Falluja
Two years after U.S. troops left Iraq, violence has climbed back to its highest levels since the Sunni-Shi'ite bloodshed of 2006-07, when tens of thousands of people were killed
Israel sees safe passage for chemical arms out of Syria
SYRIA-CRISIS/ISRAEL:Israel sees safe passage for chemical arms out of Syria