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Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing focused on her past comments sympathetic to Russia, a meeting with Syria's now-deposed...
Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's main opposition leader returned from self-imposed exile on Thursday, clutching a bible and saying he still rejects the results of a disputed election last year that sparked more than two months of protests against the long-ruling party and a violent...
A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
ZAMALKA, Syria (AP) — A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day. The Aug. 21, 2013 attack targeted several Damascus suburbs, including...
Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war, the top Cypriot diplomat said Saturday. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos...
