MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Two men went on trial in Russia on Wednesday over their staging of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" opera, which a senior Orthodox cleric complained was offensive to religious believers....
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Mohamad Ali Harissi- It has become known for horrific images of beheadings and torture, but the Islamic State group is trying to lure foreign recruits to its "caliphate" with...
YANGON, MYANMAR- A bird that was long thought to have gone extinct has been rediscovered in Myanmar after a team of scientists used a recording of its distinctive call to track it down. The Jerdon's...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal About Rahal- Heavy fighting shook the Syrian city of Aleppo Thursday as the exiled opposition chief said for the first time that President Bashar al-Assad's ouster need not be...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Men tend to be more narcissistic than women and as a result are more likely to exploit others, a US study said Thursday after analyzing three decades of data from more than...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- President Bashar al-Assad insisted Wednesday he continues to enjoy the support of the Syrian people despite nearly four years of war and international pressure on his regime. In an...
KIRKUK, IRAQ, Marwan Ibrahim- Iraqi forces closed in on Tikrit Tuesday, their progress slowed by jihadist snipers and booby traps, on the second day of Baghdad's largest operation yet against the...
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis on Sunday denounced the "intolerable brutality" being inflicted on Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria by Islamic State group militants....
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- A video of jihadists in Iraq gleefully smashing ancient statues to pieces with sledgehammers sparked global outrage and fears Friday that more of the world's oldest...
PARIS, FRANCE, Acil Tabbara- Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri has called for Western military support, saying the growing threat from jihadist groups threatened to turn his country into another...
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