SYRIAN TROOPS SEIZE CONTROL OF STRATEGIC HIGHWAY
By BASSEM MROUE Syrian Muslims walk in the courtyard of the historic Umayyad Mosque before weekly prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. One of the oldest mosques in…
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SEIZURE OF NUNS STOKES SYRIAN CHRISTIAN FEARS
By LEE KEATH A Syrian acolyte girl listens to the sermon, during prayers for nuns held by rebels, at the Greek Orthodox Mariamiya Church in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8,…
HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED OUTSIDE HOME IN LEBANON
This undated photo released by the Hezbollah Media Relation Office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2013, shows Hassan al-Laqis, described by Hezbollah as one of the founding members of the group…
POPE PRAYS FOR 12 NUNS ABDUCTED IN SYRIA BY REBELS
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Vatican Pope Pope Francis delivers his…
US: AMERICAN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA A SECURITY RISK
By EMERY P. DALESIO FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Wake County Sheriff’s Office via The News & Observer, shows Basit Javed Sheikh. Sheikh, 29, of Cary,…
UN: Syrian government and opposition to meet
By JOHN HEILPRIN Russian deputy Foreign Ministers Mikhail Bogdanov, background 3rd left, and Gennady Gatilov, center, arrive for a meeting with UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and…
Saudi: Iran nuclear deal possible ‘initial step’
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, left, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, delivers a statement during…
SAUDI: IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL POSSIBLE ‘INITIAL STEP’
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, left, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, delivers a statement during…