U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change. (Image credit: Sue Ogrocki) Read More
For the first time in a generation, Syrians are no longer living under the regime of a brutal dictator. Our reporter travelled from Lebanon to Syria’s capital, Damascus, talking to Syrians along the way and tells us how people are adjusting to their new reality. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free…
Thousands of prisoners under Assad have been released – families are searching for relatives among them.Read More
Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad’s fall.Read More
Some politicians question the future of Syrian refugees, with migration the big issue in February elections.Read More
Netanyahu becomes Israel’s first serving leader to take the stand as a defendant in a criminal case.Read More
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.Read More
Former South Korean defence minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to take his life, an official said.Read More
Mohammed al-Bashir is tasked with governing until March by the Islamist-led rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad.Read More
The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.Read More