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Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to…
Palestinian envoy pushes forward, estranged from White House
Middle East
February 22, 2018
Palestinian envoy pushes forward, estranged from White House
A few miles down the road from Israel’s gated embassy, the Palestinian envoy to Washington sits in his office wrestling…
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Middle East
February 22, 2018
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of…
Netanyahu confidant to testify against him: Israeli media
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Netanyahu confidant to testify against him: Israeli media
Israeli media reported Wednesday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate…
15-year-old shot 5 times protecting classmates from gunfire
World
February 21, 2018
15-year-old shot 5 times protecting classmates from gunfire
A 15-year-old student who was shot five times during last week’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is credited…
Palestinian leader calls for peace conference by mid-2018
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Palestinian leader calls for peace conference by mid-2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ruled out the United States as a broker for peace with Israel on Tuesday, calling for…
Underpaid Venezuelans skipping out on work to make ends meet
World
February 20, 2018
Underpaid Venezuelans skipping out on work to make ends meet
On many days, Ramon Medina has no choice but to skip work to make ends meet. Like around half of…
Turkey warns it may hit Syrian troops in Kurdish enclave
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Turkey warns it may hit Syrian troops in Kurdish enclave
Turkey threatened on Monday to hit back at Syrian pro-government troops if they deploy in an enclave in northern Syria…
In Italy’s poorer south, populist party woos angry voters
World
February 19, 2018
In Italy’s poorer south, populist party woos angry voters
In the Naples suburb of Torre del Greco, a port town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, voters are steaming.…
Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash
Middle East
February 19, 2018
Iranian rescue teams find site, wreckage from plane crash
Iranian search and rescue teams on Monday reached the site of a plane crash the previous day that authorities say…