Rebel forces in Syria say they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power, ending more than half a century of brutal ...

The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him ...

Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the ...

Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land ...

President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on levying tariffs in his first days in office, minimizing his prior emphasis on ...

EJ Beck was a bookish, wispy 10-year-old when a doctor found the thyroid cancer on her tiny neck that upended her life.

Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of ...

The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a ...

President Bashar Al-Assad and his father, Hafez Al-Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than a half-century, always with an ...

Actor John Lithgow grew up in a theater family but always wanted to be a painter. On Wild Card this week, he opens up what changed his mind.

Why do we revisit things we loved as kids, and what is the lasting power of this media? A new seven-part podcast looks for answers in a great big, purple dinosaur. And if you are of a certain age, you ...