Assad meets aide amid fears of starvation in rebel-held areas

Assad meets aide amid fears of starvation in rebel-held areas

(CNN) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met his top aide on Tuesday, though it was not immediately clear whether they had discussed possible humanitarian corridors to open in rebel-held areas. That idea was among…

Israeli police kill Hamas terrorist

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Israeli police kill Hamas terrorist

By Nicholas Wambolt, CNN • Updated 5th February 2017 Police shot and killed a Hamas militant suspected of killing an Israeli man and wounding four others in a pre-dawn attack in Jerusalem Monday, the…

Next Ryder Cup will be at Ireland’s Adare Manor

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Next Ryder Cup will be at Ireland’s Adare Manor

Next September’s Ryder Cup will be played at the Ryder Cup for the first time at the Adare Manor Golf Links in Ireland. “Adare Manor is known to be ‘the grande dame of golf…

26 dead in Ecuador prison uprising

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26 dead in Ecuador prison uprising

A group of 26 men and women were found dead in a prison in Ecuador after guards fought a rebellion last week, officials said. The bodies of the men and women were found at…

Four Chinese contractors kidnapped near a gold mine in DRC

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Four Chinese contractors kidnapped near a gold mine in DRC

Four Chinese and a South Korean were kidnapped from a construction site near a gold mine in southern DRC on Monday. Three men, including the owner of the mine, were also kidnapped, but neither…

Stephen Sondheim, iconic composer and theater icon, dies at 84

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Stephen Sondheim, iconic composer and theater icon, dies at 84

WASHINGTON – Congratulatory letters poured in after the news broke about the death Tuesday evening of Stephen Sondheim – one of Broadway’s greatest composers, as well as the art of theater in America. He…