BEIRUT  - Russia sent warships to the Mediterranean to prepare a potential evacuation of its citizens from Syria, a Russian news agency said on Tuesday, a sign President Bashar al-Assad’s key ally is worried about rebel advances that now threaten even the capital.Moscow acted a day after ...

The United States has sent two destroyers to Libyan waters following the death of the American ambassador during a violent anti-US demonstration, with President Barack Obama warning that the killers would be brought to justice.The USS Laboon and USS McFaul, both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, have ...