Clarissa Ward on 4 years of civil war in Syria

"The world really left Syria to its own devices," says Ward, and with ISIS now the focus of attention, Bashar Assad continues his massacre "with impunity"

• Mar 16, 2015

Vanuatu "monster" storm kills 24, devastates archipelago

The pacific nation's president said the damage done by a cyclone last weekend was so severe that it must "start anew"

• Mar 16, 2015

Syria's Assad dismisses Kerry's remarks on negotiating

Kerry said U.S. pushing Assad regime for political solution to war; Assad calls overture "bubbles that disappear after some time"

• Mar 16, 2015

Rand Paul: GOP letter to Iran should help Obama's negotiations

Republican senator and potential presidential contender insists controversial letter will not disrupt nuclear talks

• Mar 16, 2015

Netanyahu promises no Palestinian state if re-elected

Embattled Israeli PM, in the middle of a tough election, doubles down on hard-line rhetoric; his opponent promises "upheaval"

• Mar 16, 2015

Pope's views on pedophiles put to the test in Chile

Rev. Juan Barros tapped by pontiff to take over diocese, provoking outcry by victims who say he covered up abuse of boys

• Mar 16, 2015

British police free alleged teen ISIS recruits, arrest 18-year-old

U.K. police under increasing pressure to stem the flow of would-be militants eager to join extremists in Syria

• Mar 16, 2015

Watch: Eagle's flight from world's tallest building

Camera mounted to Darshan the eagle captures remarkable footage in the skies over Dubai

• Mar 16, 2015

"Cold" war games: Russian military drills in Arctic

Show of force by Putin involving tens of thousands of troops, dozens of ships and more than 100 aircraft come amid spiraling tensions with West

• Mar 16, 2015

Yemen rebels release PM, Cabinet from house arrest

The Houthis said the ending of the detention was a good-will gesture aimed at defusing the political crisis

• Mar 16, 2015

South African woman celebrates 100th birthday with skydive

Georgina Harwood has been skydiving before, so she upped the ante on her centenary celebration with a shark cage dive as well

• Mar 16, 2015

China now 3rd in global arms sales, study claims

While still miles behind the U.S. and Russia in selling weapons, China's share of the global arms market rose 143 percent in 4 years

• Mar 16, 2015

Boxer, 23, dies two days after finishing 10-round fight

Braydon Smith was alert and talkative after unanimous decision loss in featherweight bout in Australia, but collapsed 90 minutes later

• Mar 16, 2015

Cyclone devastation forcing Vanuatu to start anew, president says

Cyclone Pam destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital alone, Vanuatu's president says

• Mar 16, 2015

Kurds claim ISIS using chemical weapons

Officials investigating at least 2 alleged incidents when forces battling extremists reported symptoms of poison gas

• Mar 16, 2015

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