According to Assad’s Instagram, It’s All Smiles in Syria
Syria’s embattled leader is using social media to broadcast his vision of the country to the world
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As Syria Implodes, Europe Braces for a Spiraling Refugee Crisis
The bird shot gave Chinois his scars. Perched on a Moroccan mountain lit only by the full moon and orange glow from a tiny corner of Europe below, he pulls up a trouser leg to show the holes pockmarking his knee. The metal …
Jews Win a Right of Return to Portugal Five Centuries After Inquisition
In a remote Wales town, artist Judy Rodrigues sees a chance to complete a search for belonging traced through the ancient synagogues of London and Amsterdam. In Israel, retiree Sara Cassuto Sachs wonders if stumbling on her …
U.N.’s Ban Ki-moon: Any Chemical Attack Is a War Crime
The U.N. Secretary-General spoke about the potential use of chemical weapons in Syria
Morsi to Stand Trial in Egypt
The deposed president is accused of inciting violence in the protests that led to his removal from office.
Syrians Flee as Threat of U.S. Missile Strike Looms
Talk of a possible Western intervention in Syria is prompting residents to flee for safety. In this report from CNN, residents express their fear of an American strike, and continuing violence withing the country. Across the border in Lebanon, volunteers are setting up tents and preparing food and shelter for approximately 1200 families.
Indian Prime Minister Says Rupee Crisis Will Only Make Country Stronger
The economist predicted that economic growth will increase this year
Prize-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Dies at 74
He was called the ‘most important Irish poet since Yeats’
Bin Laden Raid Had Help From Space, Secret Budget Documents Show
A fleet of satellites played a vital role in the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, according to intelligence documents obtained by the Washington Post from whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The so-called “black budget” …
Arab League Shies Away from Fully Backing Syrian Intervention
The Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi spoke with CNN about a potential western-backed airstrike on Syria. Despite condemning the Syrian regime for its reported use of chemical weapons on its own civiliians, al-Arabi warned that U.S.-led strikes could intensify anti-American feeling in the region.
LIVE UPDATES: U.S. Prepares for Action in Syria
Obama says he will seek authorization from Congress to strike Syria, a day after the release of a U.S. intelligence assessment that concludes with “high confidence” Assad used chemical weapons.
Lebanon Car-Bombings Latest Sign of Middle East’s Deepening Hatreds
On Aug. 23, Muslims in Lebanon’s majority Sunni city of Tripoli congregated as usual for Friday prayers. But just as the prayers ended, an enormous blast hit the al-Taqwa mosque in Abu Ali Square. Just a few minutes later, a …
Not Again: A Gang Rape in Mumbai Leaves India Reeling
Inside a leafy Mumbai square normally accustomed to shrill sloganeering, a crowd protested on Friday with unsettling silence. As cameramen crawled along the fringes and policemen muttered into their walkie-talkies, protestors sat still, holding signs that declared Mumbai — widely believed to be one of India’s safest cities — the …