The Palestine Branch was one of the most feared security centers in Syria, infamous for its brutal interrogations, arbitrary ...

Tanzanian authorities have deregistered a church owned by a ruling party lawmaker after he accused the government of human ...

The city is exhausted by war, but during my first visit since the fall of the old regime, a sense of optimism prevailed ...

A striking chestnut with his flaxen mane and tail, Stage Door Johnny's reign on the New York racing stage was brief but ...

Trading has resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange after a six-month closure, as Syria’s new leaders attempt to shore up the country’s battered economy and begin rebuilding after nearly ...

BEIRUT – The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government ...

The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the war-battered country but also hoped for a better ...

The spring rises inside the ruins of a Roman temple in the Barada Valley and flows toward Damascus, supplying the city with drinking water for thousands of years. Normally, during the winter flood ...

The St. John's Red Storm climbed to the top of the Big East last season, winning the conference tournament title under head coach Rick Pitino. Pitino led St. John's to a No. 2 seeding in the ...

St. John’s is set to begin construction on a new basketball practice facility — courtesy of the largest financial commitment in school history. William J. Janetschek, a St. John’s alum ...

Longtime St. John’s benefactor and chair of the school’s board of trustees William J. Janetschek has given the school the largest philanthropic gift in its 155-year history, a donation that ...

Rick Pitino has put St. John’s basketball back on the national map in just two seasons at the helm. This past year, he led the Red Storm to their first Big East regular season and tournament ...