Brazil Mobilizes Troops in Fight Against Virus Carrying Mosquitoes
A health worker stands in the Sambadrome as he sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus, in...
Many People in Besieged Syrian Town of Madaya Nearing Death
Red Crescent aid convoy enters Madaya, Syria, Jan. 14, 2016. GENEVA—United Nations aid agencies say many people in the besieged Syrian...
Aid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy, Jan. 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached...
UN Special Envoy for Syria Wraps Up Iran Visit
U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, center, arrives for a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as he...
Russia Seeks Mediation Role in Iran-Saudi Dispute
Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during...
Top Syrian Opposition Leader Killed in Airstrike
Zahran Alloush, founder of the Army of Islam, talks during a conference in Douma, Syria, Aug. 27, 2014. Alloush was killed Friday in a...
UN: Syria Peace Talks Planned for January
A damaged hospital hit by one of the three truck bombs in the YPG-controlled town of Tel Tamer, Syria, Dec. 11, 2015. The head of the...
