Critics once again question whether president has been slow to act on Syrian conflict, thus creating opening for powers like Russia
After fending off combined Russian and Syrian air and ground assault, Free Syrian Army, interim Syrian government leadership slam reversal in American policy
Israeli PM's pledge comes after another bloody day in which at least six Israelis were stabbed
PM cancels trip to Germany to deal with surge in Palestinian attacks on Israelis; three are reported Wednesday
Moscow's show-of-force in Syria seen as further deepening already acute sectarian and political divides in Iraq
Democratic presidential candidate says deal will do too little to protect US workers, too much to help major drug companies
Rwanda, which endured a genocide in 1994, has expressed alarm about situation in Burundi after President Nkurunziza announced he would seek a third term
Mohamed Eckberry, 17, and five friends traveled through Iran and Turkey to reach Greece, where to find opportunities to continue their educations
Additional Russian battalion armed with advanced tanks and artillery expected to launch offensive with up to 10,000 Tehran-trained troops
One Syrian activist says IS commanders fear Kurdish-led assault and are bringing in combat veterans to help
John Ashe was Antigua and Barbuda’s ambassador to UN from 2004 until his election as president of 68th session of the General Assembly in 2013
Israeli forces fired rubber bullets, threw stun grenades to disperse crowd of Palestinians demonstrating at Qalandia checkpoint
Domin Kari
