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Assad appoints new central bank governor -state media

Syria appointed Issam Hazima as governor of its central bank on Tuesday, state media said, a week after his predecessor was sacked following criticism of his handling of a currency crisis that has seen the Syrian pound fall to record lows. Hazima, who had been one of two deputies of...

English clubs abandon breakaway Super League by quitting

LONDON (AP) — All six English clubs dramatically abandoned plans to join a breakaway Super League on Tuesday, threatening to implode the project by a group of elite English, Spanish and Italian clubs less than two days after it was announced. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester...

First woman ever applies to run for president of Syria

A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for president of Syria, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, making her the first female to make a bid for the country's top job. The largely symbolic election is certain to be won by President Bashar Assad. The presidential election,...

Police: 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at NY grocery store

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman shot three workers inside a manager's office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday, killing one of them, police said. A manhunt was underway for the gunman, who had also worked at the store, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder....