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Syrian soldiers keep watch on a roof in a town on the outskirts of Damascus that is hosting large numbers of refugees from other areas of the besieged country. (Associated Press)

Syria cease-fire reduces carnage, returns some normalcy to hard-hit areas

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes at a parade in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

U.S., China agree on resolution to punish North Korea

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

A Chinese military refueling tanker flies with fighter jets during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

China bent on ‘hegemony in East Asia,’ Navy Adm. Harry Harris Jr. warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iran Purchasing Arms from Russia Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Iran’s $8 billion shopping spree in the weapons market

By Jed Babbin

Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali gestures during an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, May 21, 1997, in New York. The U.N. Security Council has announced on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 the death of former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. (AP Photo/Michael Schmelling, File)

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former U.N. chief, dies

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Pope Francis names new Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva

Catholic News Agency

A Syrian man gestures as Syrians gather at the border gate with Turkey, in Bab al-Salam, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Thousands of Syrians have rushed toward the Turkish border, fleeing fierce Syrian government offensives and intense Russian airstrikes. Turkey has promised humanitarian help for the displaced civilians, including food and shelter, but it did not say whether it would let them cross into the country. (AP Photo/Bunyamin Aygun) TURKEY OUT

Syria says any foreign troops would return ‘in coffins’

By KARIN LAUB and Associated Press - Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, right, sits with Reverend Jesse Jackson of USA, stand on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in central London, Friday Aug. 21, 2015. Assange has been holed up inside the Ecuador Embassy building since 2012, as he fights against extradition to Sweden in relation to allegations of sexual assault. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) ** FILE **

U.N. panel: Julian Assange detained arbitrarily, should be freed

By Jamey Keaten and Gregory Katz - The Washington Times

State Department spokesman John Kirby. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama administration pressures Russia to stop Syria bombing campaign

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the need to ratify the Law of the Sea treaty (UNCLOS) by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES BORTON: U.S. approval of the Law of the Sea treaty is long overdue

By James Borton

In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, photo, a malnourished child lies in a bed waiting to receive treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. This child is one of millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

In Mideast wars, hunger grips millions across the region

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Beijing this week was preceded by reports that the administration is pushing behind the scenes on China and other North Asian nations to embrace an aggressive sanctions regime that would even ban all oil exports to North Korea. (Associated Press)

U.S. and China divided on North Korea sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather at the scene where twin bombs exploded at a government-run security checkpoint, at the neighborhood of Zahraa, in Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. (SANA via AP)

Deadly blasts kill 20 in Syrian city ahead of peace talks

By Zeina Karam and Philip Issa - Associated Press

Nyagoah Taka Gatluak, a severely malnourished one-year-old child, sits on her mother's lap in the Doctors Without Borders clinic in Leer town, South Sudan on Dec. 15. Leer is experiencing famine conditions. (Associated Press)

South Sudan conflict peace deal again breaks apart, refugee despair grows

By Tonny Onyulo and Jok Mayom - Special to The Washington Times

Iraqi Muslims pray at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

U.N. report: Iraqi civilians dying at a ‘staggering’ rate

By SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

This picture provided by The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the United Nations (UN), shows a convoy containing food, medical items, blankets and other materials being delivered to the town of Madaya in Syria, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. (ICRC via AP)

Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months

By Albert Aji and Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. Pope Francis is praying that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people while praising the generosity of those countries that have taken their refugees in. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis issues Christmas indulgence to spread message of mercy

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press