Syrian opposition fighters celebrate the fall of the Syrian government, in Damascus, Syria on December 8, 2024. Rebel forces ...
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, as rebels seized control of the capital Damascus. Deposed President Bashar ...
The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him ...
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Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land ...
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Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted ...
Listener Ernie Thurston of Asheville, N.C., plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Weekend Edition host ...
President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Abigail Hunter of the nonpartisan organization SAFE about the Chinese government's recent ban on exports of rare minerals to the U.S.
A Danish museum has agreed to return the bronze head of a Roman Emperor to Turkey. The sculpture was among thousands of artifacts looted from Turkey and sold to American and European museums. (This ...
Hurricane Helene swept through several North Carolina Christmas tree farms, but despite some losses there are plenty of trees left at least for this holiday season.