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Life in ruins: Ancient sites shelter Syria’s displaced

Mohamad Othman remembers going on school trips to ancient archaeological sites in Syria, never imagining one of them would become his home. Othman and his family have been living in a tent amidst ancient ruins at Sarjableh near the Turkish border since fleeing for their lives some 2-1/2...

New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery

 She had already walked for 60 hours through the wet, dark forests of Poland, trying to make her way to Germany, when the 29-year-old Syrian Kurd twisted her knee. It wasn’t the first setback in Bushra’s journey. Earlier, her road companion and best friend had fainted in a panic...

2 women taken hostage in Paris by knife-wielding man

Two women were taken hostage by a knife-wielding man at a shop in Paris, police said on Monday, with the situation still being resolved. Police said on Twitter that they were sent to Paris’ 12th arrondissement after the man, who they said has been receiving psychiatric treatment, took the...

Virus fears trigger more holiday cancellations, restrictions

BOSTON (AP) — The nation’s second-largest city called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate as the omicron variant leaped ahead of other variants to become the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S. Omicron...