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'Executed, Executed, Dead From Sickness': The Grim Records From Syria's Notorious Prison
Syrians searching for missing loved ones are scouring the country’s most notorious prison for information and anyone still alive, while bodies of detainees recovered from the prison fill the ...The Wall Street Journal - 1h -
U.S. Strategy on Syria Risks ISIS Resurgence, Kurdish General Warns
Gen. Mazlum Kobani, commander of Kurdish forces in Syria, said recent decisions by the U.S. in Syria potentially “leaves a vacuum” that ISIS could take advantage of.The New York Times - 3h -
Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons
Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fellABC News - 11h -
Syria's Many Factions Explained in a Single Map
The rebel groups and foreign powers contending to shape the country’s future.The Wall Street Journal - 11h -
Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know
Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.The New York Times - 1d -
Regime change in Syria raises fears for Kurds and the ISIS prisoners they guard
With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat.NBC News - 12h -
Husband, dad of 3 who faked death on lake has returned to US willingly
Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father who authorities said faked his own death at a Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is back in Wisconsin and in custody.ABC News - 13h -
‘To cough was to risk death’: the artist who mapped Syria’s Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors
Warning: this feature contains details of torture As an artist and audio investigator, I interviewed people who had been imprisoned in a building where sound and vision were weaponised. So what ...The Guardian - 14h -
Man who attacked judge in Vegas courtroom gets decades in prison
Video showed the judge falling back from her seat as Deobra Redden flung himself over her bench and grabbed her hair, toppling an American flag onto them.CBS News - 17h -
Japanese atomic bomb survivor warns nuclear taboo is at risk in Nobel Peace Prize speech
A 92-year-old Japanese survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki described the horrors he witnessed in 1945 as he accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday on behalf of his ...NBC News - 19h -
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home
Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home to LebanonABC News - 20h -
Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of an organization of survivorsABC News - 1d -
The epic migration of a humpback whale across the world
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.BBC News - 1d -
Inside Syria's notorious Saydnaya prison
ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent James Longman reports at Saydnaya prison, where Syrians are searching for their lost loved ones.ABC News - 1d -
Syria's celebrations muted by evidence of torture in Assad's notorious prisons
In Syria’s capital Damascus the hope of a country freed from its longtime dictator Bashar al Assad was starting to fade at the city's Saydnaya military prison.NBC News - 1d -
Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison
Mazen al-Hamada had escaped to tell the world about regime’s torture before returning to Damascus. Middle East crisis – live updates When he spoke to lawmakers and in lecture theatres around ...The Guardian - 1d -
Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for their loved onesABC News - 1d -
In maps: Who might control Syria now Assad has gone?
A visual guide to the latest developments after Syrian rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad 13 years after the start of the country's civil war.BBC News - 1d -
Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of ...ABC News - 2d -
Crowds Throng to Syria’s Sednaya Prison to Find Relatives and Friends
The Assad regime ran a network of torture centers that swallowed up tens of thousands of Syrians. Now that the rebels have opened the gates, many see a chance to learn of the detainees’ fates.The New York Times - 2d -
Who Is the Leader of Syria’s Rebel Offensive?
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani spearheaded a lightning assault that led to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.The New York Times - 2d -
Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison
Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.NBC News - 2d -
Inside the hunt for hidden cells in Sednaya prison, Syria’s ‘human slaughterhouse’
Exclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to be trapped underground – as desperate relatives wait for news. The celebrations in Damascus were interrupted by ...The Guardian - 2d -
Chiefs remain NFL's best escape artists, plus incredible games from Josh Allen and Sam Darnold
The Chiefs clinched their ninth consecutive AFC West division title and continue to control their path to the AFC’s top playoff seed.NBC News - 3d -
As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation ...The New York Times - 3d -
Who are the rebels in Syria?
The Islamist militant group HTS has a long and involved history in the Syrian conflict.BBC News - 3d -
Who are the opposition fighters overrunning Syria?
The swiftly developing crisis has taken much of the world by surprise.ABC News - 4d -
Republicans who oppose Trump face risk of retaliation from Musk
Billionaire has hinted he will back challenges to lawmakers who vote against the Maga agendaFinancial Times - 4d -
Man Who Kidnapped Woman From Bloomberg’s Colorado Ranch Gets 22 Years in Prison
Joseph Beecher was intent on killing the media mogul and inquired about his family before taking a housekeeper hostage, officials said.The New York Times - 5d -
Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony
A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague ...ABC News - 5d -
Younger people at greater risk of heat-related deaths this century – study
New research estimates a 32% increase in deaths of people under 35 if greenhouse gases not radically cut. Extreme heat fueled by the climate crisis is often viewed as primarily a problem for ...The Guardian - 5d -
Who could see a white Christmas? Map shows which areas have best chance of snow
AccuWeather analyzed historical weather data between 1991 and 2020 to determine which areas of the country have the best odds of seeing a snowy Christmas.The Hill - 5d -
Map: Where Rebels Have Advanced in Syria
Syrian opposition fighters have rapidly expanded the territory under their control in northwestern Syria.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths
The serial killer nurse has been interviewed over more deaths and collapses at two hospitals.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests ...ABC News - Dec. 3 -
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3 -
Who are the rebels threatening Assad's grip on Syria?
The long-running civil war has unexpectedly sprung back into the spotlightBBC News - Dec. 3 -
England’s environment watchdog told to review risk from lead mines
Government-ordered report comes after FT investigation into impact of toxic metal on human healthFinancial Times - Dec. 2