Today's news: the Hong Kong Supreme Court overturns 4 and a half month sentences of some supporters of the pro-democracy movement; China revises upwards the number of people affected by

As rebels swept into Damascus, the capital of Syria, Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow with his ... at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. South Korea lifts martial law after dramatic night ...

which they touted as as a “rare historical opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of former President Bashar Assad and nearly 14 years of civil war. About 600 people from across ...