In Damascus, neighbourhood vigilante groups are arming themselves in Christian, Druze and Shi'ite Muslim areas, throwing up sectarian borders across Syria's capital in alliance with Assad's forces.

The constitution will lay out what women are free to do, Islam's role in society, and how to share political power.

The campaign is expected to be a battle between allies of Ahmadinejad and his more conservative rivals.

Friday's attacks took place in different areas as worshipers were leaving the mosques.

But even the French action, rebels and activists say, amounts to so little that it's all but useless.

The bombings came as regime forces and rebels clashed in Damascus.

The report details brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad.

This sprawling city of 2.5 million mirrors what is happening across the country.

Zack Shahin is accused of financial crimes in Dubai and caught fleeing the country.

The Democrats restored language in the platform saying Jerusalem "is and will remain the capital of Israel."