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President Barack Obama said on Thursday he expected the United States would meet a goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the year despite delays and opposition from critics concerned about security implications. As Europe grappled with Syrians fleeing the country’s civil […]

Officials have arrested a Massachusetts man after he allegedly threatened to burn down a mosque and to attack President Obama. According to the local reports, 40-year-old Joseph Garguilo, of Holliston, will appear in Boston court Monday on the charges. Officials say he told a friend […]

ZAHLE, Lebanon — Something remarkable is happening in this Lebanese farming town. Roads are no longer dark at night, and water is pumped to homes without interruption. There’s electricity here in Zahle, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And if you don’t think […]

A suicide bombing in Yemen has killed at least 54 people in the southern city of Aden, The Associated Press reports, citing Yemen’s health ministry. Earlier the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, posted on Twitter that one of their hospitals had […]

WASHINGTON >> With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama’s health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Double-digit premium increases and exits by big-name insurers have caused some to wonder whether “Obamacare” will go down as a failed […]

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed Saturday to deport “criminal illegal immigrants … within one hour” of his inauguration if he is elected in November. Trump’s promise, made during a speech in Iowa, came after several days of accusations that the real estate mogul had […]

So Turkish President, a.k.a. Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan is about to make a high-profile visit to Tehran – the date has not yet been set – to essentially kick start the ATM (Ankara-Tehran-Moscow) coalition in Syria. Anyone as much as hinting at such a massive […]

ZAHLE, Lebanon — Something remarkable is happening in this Lebanese farming town. Roads are no longer dark at night, and water is pumped to homes without interruption. There’s electricity here in Zahle, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And if you don’t think that’s […]

The United States’ attempts to bring together bitter enemies to tackle the Islamic State in Syria are unraveling, as Washington’s key partners turn their guns on each other. Over the past few days, Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have clashed with Kurdish fighters […]