Annan's peace plan for Syria appears to face increasingly long odds. (Bassem Tellawi, Associated Press / May 28, 2012) By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times BEIRUT — Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived Monday in Damascus, ...

This battalion emphasized mobility and artillery support of ground operations and was armed with everything from Browning machine guns for anti-craft defense to “Long Tom” 155 mm guns that could shoot 14 miles. They also had tanks.

It's a big relief," he said afterward Just don't count on celebrating for long. Even in bad years, the Cubs usually don't swoon until June. This year they couldn't even make it to Memorial Day. At this rate, they could be mathematically eliminated by ...

By Joseph Hanlon | May 29, 2012 Joe capitalises on a life-long love of blinking lights and upbeat MIDI soundtracks covering the latest developments in smartphones and tablet computers. When not ruining his eyesight staring at small screens, ...

The signings of Matt Kemp($180 million) and the Orioles Adam Jones($85 million) have set the benchmark for what it will take to sign Andre Ethier(pictured) long-term. Several baseball pundits were debating the Baltimore Orioles recent decision to sign ...

With a series that has been around as long as this one has, you are going to have a variance from how the show looked back then, to how it looks now, and with so many episodes, not every one is going to be excellent. "Nightmare of Eden" unfortunately ...

Ban "is disappointed that Nepal's Constituent Assembly has expired without the adoption of the long-awaited constitution," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said Monday in a statement. "Nepal has entered an uncertain constitutional and political period," the ...

ON the banker's long-standing proviso that you only lend money to companies that don't need it, Tatts's $200 million retail debt raising is worth a look for yield-hungry investors who don't want to take a punt on choppy equity markets.