Syrian TV, rebels trade blame amid halted Aleppo evacuation
By BASSEM MROUE The evacuation of eastern Aleppo stalled Friday after an eruption of gunfire, as the Syrian government and rebels threw accusations at each other, raising fears that a…
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Aleppo cease-fire collapses, threatening evacuation plans
By PHILIP ISSA and SARAH EL DEEB A cease-fire deal between rebels and the Syrian government in the city of Aleppo effectively collapsed on Wednesday, with fighter jets resuming deadly…
Hurricane Matthew spares South Florida, pushes north
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KELLI KENNEDY Barack Obama Posts Adorable 24th Wedding Anniversary Tributes to Michelle — See the Pics! Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Just Got Reduced Watch this cute…
Syrian foreign minister says cease-fire agreement ‘not dead’
By Philip Issa Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire for Syria is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo cleaned…
False report of gunman at Los Angeles airport causes panic
By ANDREW DALTON Reports of a gunman opening fire that turned out to be false caused panicked evacuations at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday night, while flights to and…
Water everywhere, Louisiana residents struggle for dry land
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, MAX BECHERER and REBECCA SANTANA Barbara Manuel saw a flicker of sun and that gave her hope that the worst of the horrific flooding to hit southern…
Palestinian kills Israeli, wounds family in West Bank attack
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and IAN DEITCH A Palestinian gunman ambushed a family traveling in a car in the West Bank on Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding his wife…
Memories painful on Chernobyl’s 30th anniversary
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and DMYTRO VLASOV As Ukraine and Belarus on Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident with solemn words and an angry protest, some of…