Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

The European Union may soon suspend sanctions on Syria related to energy and transport but has yet to agree on whether to ...

The EU foreign ministers will gather Monday to discuss and potentially agree on proposals to ease sanctions on Syria.

For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...