An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

While the Syrian government said it conducted two raids in Damascus earlier this week, to arrest ISIS operatives, it has not ...

Gerrard Winstanley led a small band of radicals whose vision of justice encompassed the globe and continues to inspire ...

Militant Hamas said Saturday it would release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Israel's release of Palestinian ...

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks in a remote region in southern Syria on Wednesday and Thursday.

The extremist group, which once controlled large parts of Syria and Iraq, has opposed the new authority in Damascus led by ...

Komala leader Abdulla Mohtadi told Newsweek that "the regime might collapse under pressure" if the U.S. lends its support.

Syria’s deeply flawed interim Constitution should be replaced with one that reflects our values: freedom, equality and ...

Twelve African countries, including Rwanda, on Wednesday condemned the M23 armed group for setting up “parallel ...

A resurgence of Boko Haram attacks is shaking Nigeria’s northeast, as Islamic extremists have repeatedly overrun military ...

The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead ...