By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In the early days of 2013, an American man, dressed in ragged clothing, dodged between houses in the streets of Damascus’ upscale Mazzeh neighborhood looking for a civilian to take him to safety after more than five months of captivity in the concrete cells of a local prison.

In 2012 Austin Tice, an American freelance journalist ... Thursday: Which letter was removed from or damaged on a number of White House keyboards as Bill Clinton left office?

This press conference marks a significant moment as Debra Tice makes her first visit to Damascus in over 9 years. Debra's relentless commitment to her son has led her to spend months in Damascus ...

DAMASCUS, - The head of an American organisation focused on hostage releases said on Monday he believes U.S. journalist Austin ... Tice was being held by "very few people in a safe house in ...

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived in Damascus on Saturday to step up the search for her son and said she hopes she can take him home with her.