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Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection
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NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to the sun
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Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad
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Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says
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Syrian authorities claim armed groups agree to disband, merge under defense ministry
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Words Not Enough: Time for Action in Protecting all Minorities in Syria
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Kremlin denies Assad’s wife filed for divorce, wants to return to UK, where “she is no longer welcome”
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Syria’s Christians fearful of new Islamist leaders as they start celebrating Christmas
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Syria’s minorities seek security as country charts new future
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China bullying Canada institutions over Uyghurs, Tibet