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Syrian President Assad says Aleppo bombardment was justified

January 9, 2017 - 4:41pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad says his military was justified in the lethal bombardment of eastern Aleppo, which his troops...

World

US, Iran forge new relationship as nuke deal advances

January 13, 2016 - 5:36pm

For diplomats from countries without diplomatic relations, Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sure...

World

Regime change debate creates unusual 2016 alliances

By Julie Pace | December 21, 2015 - 4:16pm

America's 2016 presidential candidates are split on promoting regime change in the Middle East, but not along the usual party lines.

World

Strong response

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | November 26, 2015 - 9:00am

After the horrific Friday the 13th terrorist attacks in Paris, the French responded with impressively lethal precision: the assailants who didn’t blow themselves up were not only identified and located quickly...

Opinion

Assad: Syrian troops advancing thanks to Russian airstrikes

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue | November 22, 2015 - 3:44pm

Syria's president says his forces are advancing on "almost" all fronts thanks to Russian airstrikes that began nearly two months ago and have tipped the balance in his favor in some parts of the country.

World

US House of Reps grudgingly approves arms for Syrian rebels

By David Espo and Donna Cassata | September 18, 2014 - 9:19am

The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces "do not and will not...

World

Gunmen wound Lebanese religious mediators

August 6, 2014 - 6:03am

Gunmen attacked a delegation of clerics sent to mediate between the Lebanese army and a band of Syrian militants that took over a Lebanese town, wounding a prominent Sunni sheik who then left yesterday, one of his...

World

France: Syria launched 14 toxic attacks since Oct

May 14, 2014 - 7:02am

France's foreign minister on yesterday accused the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad of attacking its people with chemical weapons at least 14 times since last October, including as recently as a few weeks...

World

Putin at Olympics, co-starring a Persian leopard

By Steven R. Hurst and Nataliya Vasilyeva | February 5, 2014 - 4:55am

Vladimir Putin, rugged outdoorsman and tough-guy Russian president, promoted a cuddly image yesterday as his Olympics drew near.

World

Syrian gov't, opposition representatives discuss humanitarian issues

January 26, 2014 - 8:00am

Representatives from the Syrian government and its opposition, sitting down face-to-face to a negotiating table for the first time in three years, talked humanitarian issues Saturday afternoon, said a mediator from...

World