Just one day before taking effect, a proposed peace plan to end violence in Syria is in jeopardy after the Syrian government made new demands. Last week, officials said the Syrian government had agreed to an April 10 deadline to withdraw troops. But on Sunday, the regime claimed that is a...

It has been one year since the Syrian uprising began. Since then, President Bashar al-Assad’s government has been trying to quell the revolution using military might. Dozens of towns have been destroyed. Tens of thousands have been detained. And close to 10,000 innocent men, women and...

Despite Iran’s insistence that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful pursuits, concerns that Iran may be enriching uranium for military use continue to grow. This past week, six world powers have called for Iran to resume talks “without preconditions”. Iran, though, says it will allow...

The death toll continues to rise as the Syrian army begins another round of bombardment of the city of Homs in its efforts to stop the uprising against the government. This comes just days after a UN Security Council resolution calling Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down was vetoed by...

Bombs killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens in Iraq yesterday. Officials suspect the attacks are part of the ongoing sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites – members of different branches of Islam. Most of the dead and wounded are civilians, many of whom were on a pilgrimage...