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Assad accuses Britain, US of supporting terrorism

AMMAN, Jordan: Syria’s president harshly criticized U.S. and British aid to rebels and set harsh terms for talking to his opponents in a newspaper interview

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Crews begin demolition of Fla. home over sinkhole

SEFFNER, Fla.: Crews with heavy equipment on Sunday began the demolition of a Florida home over a huge sinkhole where a man is presumed dead after being swallowed by the

Bangladesh deploys troops as 16 killed in fresh protests

DHAKA: Bangladesh deployed troops in the north of the country Sunday after 16 more people were killed in a fresh wave of violence over the conviction of Islamist leaders for

India’s hardliner Modi lashes out at Congress

NEW DELHI: India´s hardline nationalist politician Narendra Modi launched a stinging attack Sunday on the ruling Congress party, setting the stage for a pitched political battle in general elections next

Mystery of the Chinese zombie Yalies

BEIJING: U.S. universities have responded to China’s exploding demand for American higher education with branch campuses and aggressive recruiting. Now, some are trying to boost their brands by casting photos

NATO says 2 Afghan boys accidentally killed

KABUL, Afghanistan: International forces accidentally killed two Afghan boys during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commander of U.S. and allied

Chad’s president: Al-Qaida chief killed in Mali

N’DJAMENA, Chad: Chadian President Idriss Debyannounced Friday that Chadian troops fighting to dislodge an al-Qaida affiliate in northern Mali killed one of the group’s leading commanders, Abou Zeid. The death

Blasts at Iraqi market kill 5 south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi official says a pair of car bombs has exploded at a livestock market in the south of the country, killing five and wounding dozens. The head of the provincial council,

A look at India’s Kumbh Mela festival

ALLAHABAD, India: Once every 12 years, tens of millions of Indians gather for one of Hinduism’s holiest celebrations at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythic Saraswati rivers.

Egypt to widen probe into fatal balloon crash

CAIRO: Egypt’s lead investigator says countries of some of the victims of the deadly balloon crash in Luxor have asked to join the probe. Walid el-Moqadem said Thursday that Hong