"Before the land consolidations of the 197oS," Riegel continues, "we had hamsters, hares, partridges, orchards and vineyards ...

Hamsters are known as adorable little pets with cheeky faces and acrobatic habits that make us laugh. So, the idea that they could do something as unpleasant as eat their own young is horrifying. Here ...

LATAKIA, Syria, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Syrian security forces used gunfire on Tuesday to break up two rival groups of demonstrators in the coastal town of Latakia, heartland of the country's Alawite ...

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.