Wife says Blagojevich teaching history in prison
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is spending his time in federal prison teaching Civil War history and learning to play the guitar, while his attorneys work on an appeal, his wife said on Friday,...
View ArticleSyria, rebels trade chem attack claims
The specter of chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian civil war emerged Tuesday, with the government and rebels each blaming the other for using such munitions.read more
View ArticleU.N. to Investigate Chemical Weapons Accusations in Syria
An inquiry will begin “as soon as practically possible” over allegations that the weapons were used in Aleppo Province, said the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
View ArticleSyrian rebels ask US to shoot down Assad's warplanes with Patriot missiles
A Syrian opposition leader said Tuesday that he had asked the United States to defend rebel-held areas with Patriot missiles. NATO already has Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries in NATO-member...
View ArticleRebels claim to take key city in southern Syria
Rebels took control of the city of Dael in southern Syria on Friday, according to activists and rebel fighters, a notable victory for the opposition in a conflict that has left at least 70,000 Syrians...
View Article"We are broke," U.N. says as Syria refugee funds dry up
The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope with the vast influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and other neighboring countries.read more
View ArticleIsrael says Syria used chemical arms, probably nerve gas
Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons - probably nerve gas - in their fight against rebels waging a two-year-old uprising, the Israeli military's top intelligence analyst said on...
View ArticleU.S. believes Syria used chemicals
The United States has evidence that the chemical weapon sarin has been used in Syria on a small scale, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. But numerous questions remain about the origins of...
View ArticleAdichie focuses on Nigeria's present for new novel
Modern life in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, has become almost a character itself in novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new book, "Americanah." Within its pages, one catches self-acknowledged...
View ArticleSurgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia
Historians and doctors have long debated what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire in the Civil War.read more
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