BEIRUT- Fighters of the mainstream rebel Free Syrian Army on Saturday battled jihadists from an Al-Qaeda affiliated group who tried to seize their weapons in the northwest, a monitoring group said....
SAN FRANCISCO- A lesbian couple who challenged a ban on same-sex marriage in California wed on Friday, becoming the first to do so shortly after a court lifted the 2008 ban. Kristin Perry and Sandra...
UNITED NATIONS- The United States and Israel on Thursday slammed a bid by Iran and Syria to get seats on the UN Human Rights Council. Acting US ambassador to the United Nations, Rosemary DiCarlo,...
WASHINGTON- The United States is pressing ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighters to Egypt despite a military coup against President Mohammed Morsi, a US official said Thursday. "It's still...
BEIRUT- The new leader of Syria's opposition National Coalition has called for international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to accept a truce in the central city of Homs for the Muslim fasting...
WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- US scientists said Wednesday they have confirmed a surprising 2011 study that found a higher risk of prostate cancer among men who consume omega-3 fatty acids, raising new...
NEW YORK CITY- Russia on Tuesday handed over evidence to the United Nations indicating Syrian rebels used sarin gas in an attack in March, its UN envoy said. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Russian...
LONDON, Danny Kemp- British lawmakers on Tuesday recalled Rupert Murdoch to testify after a tape recording emerged of the media tycoon slamming the police investigation into alleged phone hacking and...
UNITED NATIONS- The UN Security Council strongly condemned a car bomb attack in Beirut on Tuesday and raised fears about the growing spread of the Syria conflict. The 15-nation council renewed...
DAMASCUS- Syria's ruling Baath party replaced its top leadership in a surprise move on Monday, while in Turkey, interim rebel prime minister Ghassan Hitto announced his resignation. The political...
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