Syria

The Obama administration has decided to arm the Syrian rebels after the Assad regime crossed the president's so-called "red line" and used chemical weapons.

The United Nations is asking the United States and Europe to take in thousands of Syrian refugees.

President Barack Obama has authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a U.S. official said Thursday after the White House said it has proof the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against opposition forces fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.

The United Nations says nearly 93,000 people have now been killed in the civil war in Syria -- and that's just the confirmed death toll.

I'm here to learn more about the challenges confronted by Syrian refugees, and the organizations working to help them.

Everyone's asking whether the U.S. should back the Syrian rebels. But who's asking about the fate of Syria's Christians?

The U.S. was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons headed for Hezbollah militants.

About 30 kilometers outside Syria's western border, the Lebanon town of Zahle is full of refugees. Many make it across the Syria-Lebanon border and not much farther.

Two leaders of the Christian community in Aleppo, Syria, who were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday are still missing despite conflicting reports.