Six years after the Islamic State beheaded American hostages on camera, two men have been charged in U.S. federal court for involvement in those deaths. Read the story. ( read original story ...)
US announces charges against ISIS members behind beheading of NH’s James Foley in Syria
The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against two Islamic State militants from Britain, accusing them of carrying out a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence ... ( read original story ...)
‘You can hear the bombing right now’: Trump claims a ceasefire in Syria is working – but the casualties pile up
A black cloud looms over Tal Tamr. Great plumes of smoke rise from burning tyres lit by fighters defending this town, in northeast Syria, as they try in vain to block the view of the Turkish aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
Busy Damascus Cemetery Points to Higher Pandemic Death Toll in Syria
The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria's wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in victims from the country's latest conflict - the largely ... ( read original story ...)
Giant refugee puppet to walk from Syria to UK in public art event
Co-production from The Jungle and War Horse teams aims to dramatise refugee children’s stories ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan to boost Trans-Caspian international transport route potential
Deputies of the Mazhilis, Kazakhstan’s Lower House of Parliament, approved the draft law On Ratification of the Agreement on Shipping that will increase the transit potential of Kazakhstani ports in ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan’s first president hails Putin’s contribution to stronger strategic partnership
Kazakhstan’s first president emphasized the Russian leader’s enormous contribution to a consistent deepening of the two countries’ strategic partnership and alliance," the statement says. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Over 1,000 get coronavirus at Sri Lanka factory that made masks for US
More than 1,000 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a Sri Lanka factory that until August was producing surgical masks for the US, officials said Wednesday, as they scrambled to find the ... ( read original story ...)
CWRU law student organization publishes white paper documenting war crimes in Yemen conflict
Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student initiative to document and map war ... ( read original story ...)
World Bank says Uzbekistan’s economic outlook remains positive despite pandemic
Uzbekistan will be one of only two states in Europe and Central Asia to demonstrate economic growth in 2020, according to the World Bank's Economic Update released Wednesday. Despite the global ... ( read original story ...)