Black men gathering for Million Man March 20th anniversary
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Black men from around the nation are gathering on the National Mall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March and call for policing…
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Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City
By DANIEL ESTRIN In an unprecedented measure, Israeli police barred Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday in response to stabbing attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded three others,…
After ruinous war, Syria regions may go separate ways
By ZEINA KARAM and DAN PERRY Syria has already been shattered by more than four years of civil war, and with no solution in sight, some players on the ground…
Soldiers leave capital, Burkina Faso returns to calm
Burkina Faso (AP) — Soldiers in Burkina Faso withdrew from the capital overnight after a transitional government was reinstalled, making the end of a week-long military coup. Residents lined up…
The Latest: Iran blames Saudi for pilgrimage disaster
The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. ___ 4:00 p.m. The…
2 Al-Jazeera journalists pardoned by Egypt leader are freed
By MERRIT KENNEDY and MARAM MAZEN Egypt released two journalists for Al-Jazeera English TV from prison after a presidential pardon on Wednesday, a dramatic development in a case that has…
GOP candidate Carson: Muslim shouldn’t be elected president
By HOPE YEN Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn’t believe that a Muslim should be elected president. Carson, a devout Christian,…
Kerry: Russian fighter jets in Syria raise serious questions
By KEN DILANIAN The United States is disturbed by Russia’s movement of tactical aircraft to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday, acknowledging that the jets could pose…