1828: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, killing 30,000. 1832: John P Calhoun becomes the first US vice president to resign after disagreements with president Andrew Jackson. 1836: Spain ...

There he meets another carefree youngster, Taka, who is the son of the local ruler Obasi. The latter is frankly not keen on welcoming some stray into his pride, but Queen Eshe convinces the proud lion ...

A Christmas market opens in Damascus on Dec. 19, 2024, 10 days after the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Michael Leunig – who died in the early hours of Thursday December 19, surrounded by “his children, loved ones, and sunflowers ...

Marvel Comics has shared more details about the tie-ins for its upcoming One World Under Doom event, including The Thing's return to being Ben Grimm in the pages of Fantastic Four Fantastic ...

Israeli strike on Syrian weapons depot shows up on earthquake charts ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to engage with Syria’s new interim rulers, just over a week after Islamist-led rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad ...

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Saturday that Syria’s new rulers, who ousted the Lebanese armed group’s ally Bashar al-Assad, should not recognise neighbouring Israel or establish ...

10). The Legislature has long considered itself the real ruler of the state, stalling or killing initiatives by mayors and governors alike, even (or especially) those of their fellow Democrats.

They will talk about cartoons, songs or even smells they remember from growing up. I cannot relate to that. The only sound I remember is the noise of military aeroplanes over my neighbourhood ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new government has told business leaders it will adopt a free-market model and integrate the country into the global economy in a major shift from decades of corrupt ...