Cambodians face up to 20 years in jail for flouting coronavirus rules after the country's parliament on Friday passed a strict Covid-19 prevention bill that rights groups have blasted as a tool to ... ( read original story ...)
Missile strikes hit oil refineries in northern Syria, killing one
A series of missile attacks near oil facilities ignited major blazes in northern Syria near the Turkish border and killed one person on Friday. Explosions rocked oil refineries near the towns of ... ( read original story ...)
White House open to changing war powers authority following rocket attack in Syria
Biden spurred bipartisan backlash last week after he ordered the strikes against facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah. ( read original story ...)
Missile strikes kill one in north Syria
Missile strikes in northern Syria near the Turkish border killed one person and injured 10 others on Friday, a monitoring group and a source from the Turkish-backed faction that controls the region ... ( read original story ...)
Biden called off strike against second target in Syria to avoid killing civilians, say officials
Biden canceled an airstrike against a second target in Syria last week after a woman and children were seen in the area, a senior official told NBC News. ( read original story ...)
Biden calls off Syria strike after woman, children seen at site – report
The F-15E war planes were already en route when they received the orders to proceed on the first target, but scratch the second. ( read original story ...)
Biden Called Off Strike on a Second Military Target in Syria Last Week
President Biden, directing his first known military operation, decided at the last minute against a second target when told 25 minutes before the bombs were to land that a woman and children would be ... ( read original story ...)
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all efforts to hold Damascus accountable for using chemical weapons during attacks on ... ( read original story ...)
U.N.: Syria has made ‘limited developments’ toward eliminating chemical weapons
U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said Thursday that Syria has made only "limited developments" in eliminating its chemical weapons since 2013. ( read original story ...)
Flock of Flamingos Wade in Kazakhstan Lake
A large gathering of flamingos was spotted on Lake Karakol near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on March 3.Drone footage shot by Azamat Sarsenbayev shows scores of the elegant pink birds wading in the shallow ... ( read original story ...)