The day I met the first lady of hell: Bashar al-Assad's wife, Asma
Dec 9, 2024 · LATE IN THE afternoon of December 1, 2010, I got a call from a features editor at Vogue. She asked if I wanted to go to Syria to interview the first lady, Asma al-Assad.
Ten bodies recovered after flash floods hit Indonesian villages
Dec 9, 2024 · Landslides, flash floods and strong winds devastated 172 villages and forced more than 3,000 people to flee to temporary government shelters, he said.
Two dead and three missing after explosion in Italy - Irish Examiner
Dec 9, 2024 · An explosion at a fuel depot in the central Italian region of Tuscany has killed at least two people and injured 14 others, authorities said. The blast collapsed a building with …
Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety
Dec 9, 2024 · Homepage; World; Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety An explosive eruption at the summit vent of Kanlaon volcano, as seen from Mansalanao in …
With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches
Dec 9, 2024 · The lightning advance of a militia alliance spearheaded by Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate, marked one of the biggest turning points for the Middle East …
Hundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossing awaiting …
Dec 9, 2024 · Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey, eagerly anticipating their return home following the fall of president Bashar Assad’s government.
Cher, Questlove, Joni Mitchell... the 12 best music books of 2024
Dec 9, 2024 · Left to right: Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, Kathleen Hanna and Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, Ann K Powers. 2. Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, Ann K …
Lockerbie plane wreckage parts moved to US ahead of trial of …
Dec 9, 2024 · Part of the wreckage of the plane blown up in the Lockerbie bombing is being moved to the US ahead of the trial of a man alleged to have helped make the bomb.
Zelensky open to Western troops providing security for end to war …
Dec 9, 2024 · Homepage; World; Zelensky open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks during his meeting with …
Bangladesh and India hold talks aimed at defusing tensions over …
Dec 9, 2024 · The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India are meeting in Bangladesh’s capital to discuss relations between the neighbours, including growing tensions since the fall of …