Syrian capital is a tale of two cities, a tale of normal life and the hell of air strikes.

North appears to have stepped up its covert assistance to a Syrian government agency.

The UN has demanded a 20-day ceasefire in Syria after a new wave of horrific airstrikes.

Despite an international outcry, world is sitting by as another massacre unfolds in Syria.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says aid will be delivered through Red Cross.

Dozens killed in airstrikes on rebel-held area, troops back up Kurdish fighters.

Documents reveal decade of dealing with police.

Russians "mercenaries" appear to have been among hundreds of troops killed by US forces.

Israeli military has carried out a "large scale attack" against Iranian and Syrian targets

Kim Jong-un is raking in $252m a year selling arms in order to fund his nuclear programme.

Officials say US is ready to take action if Syria is using chemical weapons.

Kurdish forces have pleaded with US to halt a Turkish offensive against them in Syria.

Series of mysterious attacks against Russian military bases raises questions.

They've operated in the shadows for years, carrying out Russia's deadliest missions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a Russian military air base in Syria.

Amir Khalil puts his life on the line to rescue animals in need as director of Four Paws.

Syrian military airstrikes kill 23 in Damascus suburb ahead of UN peace talks.

A British-born jihadi bride has spoken out for the first time since fleeing Syria.

US officials expect year-long effort to purge deadly weaponry ISIS has left behind.

US backed forces in Syria claimed that they had full control of ISIS capital Raqqa.

Hospitals in rebel-held Idlib province in Syria have been hit, says a human rights group.

We have to dismiss the football-as-salvation fantasy being peddled by the game's rulers.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Horrific methods used in the Islamic State prison system revealed.

Militants deployed a steady stream of suicide vehicles in the narrow streets of the city.

German schoolgirl Linda Wenzel, 16, has made some shock admissions after being caught.

Ex-wives of Isis extremists have revealed bizarre details of lives in the caliphate.

The US President's pledge to partner with Putin has drawn swift condemnation.

Putin's forces invite Assad to air base despite White House warning of chemical attack.

The White House has warned the Assad regime is planning another chemical attack.

"I wanted to take away the power ... to give back those leaders their humanity."