Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 07:18 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister...
Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:41 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. The first place they rushed to after the fall of their longtime tormentor, former President Bashar Assad, was here: Saydnaya Prison, a place so...
New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 07:36 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press A man suspected in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO was arrested and charged with murder Monday after a quick-thinking McDonald's customer in Pennsylvania recognized...
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say Monday, 9 December 2024, 05:17 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and...
An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on Sunday, 8 December 2024, 05:45 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Howling winds couldn't stop Notre Dame Cathedral 's heart from beating again. With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a specially designed...
2 Pearl Harbor survivors, ages 104 and 102, return to Hawaii to honor those killed in 1941 attack Sunday, 8 December 2024, 05:41 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Ira "Ike" Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, was so determined to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that...
Updated: Syrian government falls to fast-moving rebels, ending 50 years of iron rule by Assad family Sunday, 8 December 2024, 05:34 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor...
Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin Sunday, 8 December 2024, 05:31 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Pope Francis was seen with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems. A Vatican spokesman said later...
Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule at risk of collapse? Saturday, 7 December 2024, 07:40 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country's civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city,...
Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans Saturday, 7 December 2024, 07:34 Last update: about 8 months ago Associated Press Pope Francis is installing 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda: A Dominican preacher who acted as the spiritual father for Francis' recent gathering of bishops, a...