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A look at how the Syrian conflict has changed the world

BEIRUT – The Syrian conflict has had an outsized impact on global politics. Five ways the world has changed: Rise of islamic state It was in the vacuum of the deteriorating Syrian...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian government to send delegation to Geneva talks

DAMASCUS, Syria – The Syrian government will send a delegation to Geneva to take part in UN-sponsored indirect peace talks with the opposition but has rejected the UN envoy’s call for presid...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Norway killer sues for human rights, survivors stay away

STOCKHOLM – It’s a tough pill to swallow for many survivors and families of victims that Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in gun and bomb attacks in 2011, gets another day in cou...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Officials say unrest at prison in Ala. leaves 2 hurt ATMORE, Ala. – Inmates set a fire, seized control of a dormitory and stabbed two corrections officials during a violent uprisi...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Year-in-space astronaut hangs up his spacesuit, retires

WASHINGTON – After spending nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly is hanging up his spacesuit. NASA announced Kelly’s retirement Friday, less than two weeks after he retur...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama’s brutal assessment of the rise of Trump

President says GOP sowed seeds years ago

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Secret Service surrounds Trump at Dayton rally

Protester tried to rush stage

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Going green

Ancestry.com makes millions of Irish records available for free

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Company requires workers to have firearm at office

ATLANTA – The decision by the owner of a small insurance company to require his employees to carry firearms at the office has sparked a debate: Would having a gun on the job make you safer, ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World