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'What's Happening Now Is Annihilation': Airstrikes Pound Rebels In Aleppo
The Syrian military, which is backed by the Russian air force, said late on Thursday it was starting a new operation against the rebel-held east.
Aleppo: Warplanes and artillery bombard rebels, dooming ceasefire hopes
Rebel officials and rescue workers said incendiary bombs were among the weapons that rained from the sky on the city.
State of emergency declared amid protests in Charlotte, North Carolina
One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina
Magistrates can refuse to marry gay couples in North Carolina, judge rules
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a challenge to a North Carolina law that allows government officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they cite religious objections.
Russian aircraft destroyed Syria aid convoy, say US officials
Despite the military blame game over Monday's deadly attack, diplomats struggled to save the US-Russian ceasefire agreement that took effect on September 12.
Syria: Bloody end to ceasefire as airstrikes destroy aid convoy
The United Nations confirmed the convoy was hit but gave no details on who carried out the attack or how many died.
US officials eye links between weekend terror bombings
The country was shaken by a trio of attacks over the weekend including a Saturday night bombing that injured 29 in Manhattan and a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall that wounded nine.
'Kung Fu' nuns bike Himalayas to oppose human trafficking
Clad in black sweatpants, red jackets and white helmets, the hundreds of cyclists pedaling the treacherously steep, narrow mountain passes to India from Nepal could be mistaken for a Himalayan version of the Tour de France.
Emergency UN meeting after US-led forces strike Syrian troops
US-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on Saturday, endangering a US-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency UN Security Council meeting as tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated.
At least 29 injured in 'intentional' New York City explosion
An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea district of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people in what authorities described as a deliberate, criminal act, while saying investigators had turned up no evidence of a "terror connection."
Manhattan bomb explosion today at 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue in Chelsea; 29 injured
An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, authorities said, adding that they are investigating the blast as a criminal act not immediately linked to any terror organization.
Suicide bomber kills at least 25 in Pakistani mosque
A suicide bomber shouted "Allahu akbar" and blew himself up in a packed mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 during Friday prayers, a local official said.
Al Shabaab attacks Somali town near Kenyan border, kill seven troops
Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab attacked a town in a region near Kenya's border, killing at least seven Somali soldiers, the group and Somali officials said.
Syria truce 'will not hold out' says senior rebel source
Syria's ceasefire "will not hold out", a senior rebel official in Aleppo warned on Saturday, as air strikes and shelling continued in some places and promised aid deliveries failed to come through.
City Harvest's Kong Hee appeals guilty verdict but may face extra jail time
City Harvest Church's pastor Kong Hee's eight-year prison sentence should be overturned, his lawyers claimed at an appeal court hearing yesterday.
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.