The BBC accompanies the civil defence group as they respond to violence in Syria's coastal region. Many belong to former President Bashar al-Assad's sect, which was targeted in mass killings.

The second Sudanese civil war lasted from 1983 to 2005 and ended with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). In 2011, nearly 99 percent of South Sudanese voted in favor of the independence ...

John Harris: raising a glass to more than half a century in print Stirland Paterson key accounts director John Harris will retire at the end of this month after more than 50 years in print. His ...

Actor John Abraham has said that he is a huge fan of Russia amid the country's war with Ukraine. The remarks came in an interview as he promotes his movie The Diplomat which has been running in ...

It seems very likely and possibly certain that LeBron James will miss all six of those games due to the groin strain he suffered on Saturday against the Boston Celtics. Although the Lakers have ...

Civil war erupted in South Sudan in late 2013 when a rift between Kiir and Machar escalated into fighting along ethnic lines. Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, accused a group of soldiers loyal to Machar ...

Sir John Nott left an estate valued at £2million ... The former Defence Secretary played a key role in Britain's response to the Falklands War during the Thatcher government.

Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star Paul Danan died at his Bristol home from a cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, an inquest opening has heard. The star, who was 46 when he died ...

Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series of shifts, with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and ...

Defence Secretary John Healey will be urged to intervene in the war medals row that could see gallantry gongs shipped to Australia. The Lord Ashcroft Gallery, home 230 Victoria Crosses and a ...

As the civil conflict in Sudan nears its two-year mark ... and China, as also Serbia and even war-torn Yemen. The central role-player in the Sudan imbroglio is the UAE. The UAE, in association with ...

LeBron James could miss one-to-two weeks with a groin strain, the injury he suffered during Saturday night's Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics. ESPN's Shams Charania reported ...