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Syrians commemorate revolution's 11th anniversary

Tens of thousands of people in the opposition-led areas in northwestern Syria went to streets on Tuesday commemorating the 11th anniversary of the Syrian revolution.   Zaman al-Wasl's correspondent said the demonstrators gathered in the main squares in the city of Idlib and the cities of...

Ukraine war recalls trauma for survivors of Aleppo siege

When Afraa Hashem thinks back about living through the siege of Aleppo, she remembers how inventive everyone was. In late 2016, Syrian government forces had sealed off Aleppo's rebel-held eastern half, with 270,000 people inside, and for months they and Russian warplanes blasted it to...

Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state

UDUPI, India (AP) — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. She won gold. Five years later she tried to wear one to her junior college, the equivalent of a U.S. high school. She never made it past the...

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russian bombing in Mariupol

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital that was bombed by Russia last week has died, along with her baby, The Associated Press has learned. Images of the woman, whom the AP has not been able to identify, were seen around the...