Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap
By ZEINA KARAM FILE – In this Feb. 24, 2012, file photo,Turkish journalists holding photographs of their colleagues who lost their lives in Syria recently, from left, Anthony Shadid, Remi…
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A look at some journalists missing in Syria
FILE – In this November 2012, file photo, posted on the website freejamesfoley.org, shows missing journalist James Foley while covering the civil war in Aleppo, Syria. American freelance journalist Foley…
Syrian opposition refuses Moscow talks
By BASSEM MROUE and LAURA MILLS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his talks with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 8,…
UK spy bosses: Al-Qaida is loving Snowden leaks
By RAPHAEL SATTER and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD In this image taken from TV, Iain Lobban director of electronic surveillance agency GCHQ gives evidence as the heads of Britain’s intelligence agencies face…
Struggle for Syria talks comes as aid needs spike
By JOHN HEILPRIN US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting with the UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and the Russian…
Mortar shell hits Vatican embassy in Damascus
By ALBERT AJI In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians look at…
Japan, Russia agree to expand defense ties
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second from left, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, pose with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second from right, and Defense Minister…
In midst of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises
By DIAA HADID This Oct. 14, 2013 photo provided by the St. Paul’s and St. George’s Foundation shows workers preparing to install a statue of Jesus on Mount Sednaya, Syria.…