2 women an a child among 4 people killed in explosion at a house in northwestern Syria
Syrian first responders say some unexploded ordnance blew up inside a home in the country's northwest, killing four people, ...
Syrian Jews say held first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old ...
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In northern Syria, displaced owners return to houses with no roofs
After a decade of war and displacement, many Syrians are returning to their homes, only to find them looted and roofless.
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Experts return to Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including Roman ruins at Palmyra
Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...
New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision
New photos show the damage a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision with a merchant ship last week.
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AP PHOTOS: In northern Syria, displaced owners return to houses with no roofs
After a decade of war and displacement, many Syrians are returning to their homes, only to find them looted and roofless.
Heartland Hope Mission coats in high demand ahead of freezing temperatures
In collaboration with KMTV and Godfather's Pizza, Heartland Hope Mission collects over 2,000 coats and hundreds of other winter necessities.
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Atatürk’s Ankara
This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological ...
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Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
(THE CONVERSATION) Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria ... photos represented a systematic approach to torturing, killing and disappearing massive numbers of people by the Assad regime.
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The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
For decades, Washington has sought to prop up the government in Mogadishu, but Somalia remains a fractured state. Political ...
AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels
TEL RIFAAT, Syria (AP) — The long anticipated return home for residents of the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, displaced since ...
AP PHOTOS: A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic turning point for the country. For many, it was a ...