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Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites

Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught,

Notre Dame's longest serving organist Olivier Latry tells of the cathedral's transformed acoustics.

In a remote corner of southeastern Syria near the border with Jordan, some 7,000 people have been tr

Ukrainian soldiers are struggling to stabilize defensive lines near the city of Pokrovsk, in the cou

The outgoing U.S. national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, has been a top advisor and envoy to Pres

Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad depended on his military to keep him in power for years. Then

The film "All We Imagine As Light" is an Indian film that has won rare international acclaim from Ca

As the future of Syria begins to emerge, one minority group is particularly fearful about how they'l

The U.N. estimates over a 100,00 people have gone missing in Syria under the regime of Bashar al-Ass

Russia continues to pound Ukraine with missile strikes, often targeting infrastructure like power pl

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, how are the insurgents planning to re

For the first time in a generation, Syrians are no longer living under the regime of a brutal dictat

The regime of President Bashar al-Assad crumbled in rapid fashion as rebel groups challenged his pow

Rebels in Syria are making rapid advances against the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad

Chile is poised to create it's 47th national part in the coming year, protecting wilderness at the s

Joe Biden's first and last trip to Africa as president wrapped up in a port city in Angola. It's the

In a shocking turn of events, martial law was declared late at night by the president of South Korea

Syria's bloody civil war against the government of Bashar al-Assad started in 2011 but it had been i

In an episode we first brought you in March, we consider butter chicken. It is a much-loved Indian d