An NPR investigation finds that more than 350 Syrian children were secretly placed in orphanages across the capital, Damascus, when the Assad regime was in power. Now, some of them cannot be found.

Children's school uniforms hung on the door. Their academic workbooks lay on their desks. Toys covered in dust were still ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while others opened as usual as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy month of Ramadan ...