Despite the legal and political barriers to prosecution, human rights experts are optimistic that al-Assad and regime ...

A UN body established to investigate crimes under international law committed in Syria aims to be on site shortly to secure ...

The U.N. human rights office will send a small team of human rights officers to Syria next week for the first time in years ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there was a "flame of hope" in Syria following the fall of president ...

Large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and even stoke conflict following the toppling of ...

As a supporter of the deposed regime in Syria, Moscow wishes to retain two military bases there as a logistical base for its ...

Rome announced the return of a resident ambassador to Damascus, becoming the first European Union and G7 country to ...

The raft of international sanctions on Syria must be reassessed to help the country rebuild following the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, the head of the UN's migration agency said Friday.

Bashar al-Assad left Syria after his regime collapsed and, according to Russian state media, is seeking refuge in Moscow.

Russia said it had called for a UN Security Council meeting on Monday to discuss the situation in Syria, after a lightning offensive by Islamist-led rebels forced president Bashar al-Assad from power.

The UN envoy to Syria called on Wednesday for "free and fair" elections after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad, ...

World powers vowed Sunday to work for stability in Syria and the surrounding region after Islamist-led rebels toppled its longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The UN Security Council will convene on ...