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Drone attack in Abu Dhabi claimed by Yemen's rebels kills 3

 A drone attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi killed three people on Monday and sparked a fire at Abu Dhabi's international airport. Emirati police identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. Six people were also wounded at...

Texas rabbi says he, 2 hostages escaped synagogue standoff

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said Monday that he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff, crediting past security training for getting himself and his...

As a Syrian torturer is jailed, a debate on justice begins

Koblenz, Germany – When former Syrian colonel Anwar Raslan was sentenced to life in a German prison last week, many hailed the decision as historic. The Syrian defector was found guilty of complicity in 4,000 cases of torture, at least 27 deaths and of physical and sexual assaults, while...

Daesh kills three pro-Assad fighters in Badia desert

At least three pro-Bashar al-Assad fighters were killed and eight more wounded in Daesh attacks in the Badia desert, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl on Monday. A field source said one Civil Defense fighter was killed on Sunday evening after an improvised explosive device went off in...