The stately remnants of 2,000-year-old columns and temples rise from the sand in the ancient city of Palmyra, known to locals as the "Bride of the Desert."
Alexanda Kotey, known as Jihadi George, received a life sentence after he admitted eight charges relating to the abduction, torture and beheadings of IS hostages in Syria.
An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus for the first since a major outbreak of sectarian violence.
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, said he didn't intend the term to be derogatory but admitted it was inappropriate. B ...