world news U.S. airstrikes give us hope, Syrians suffering under Assad regime say American missiles provide "hope that there is a free world who will fight with us for our freedom and that we're not on our own," one widow told NBC News. 16/04/2018
world news France convinced Trump to keep U.S. troops in Syria, Macron says The U.S. will also announce new economic sanctions against Russia for enabling Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said. 16/04/2018
world news Putin warns of global 'crisis' after U.S.-led strike on Syria Putin says that "if such actions continue in violation of the UN Charter, this will inevitably lead to chaos in international relations." 15/04/2018
world news A teen walked 4,000 miles to reach the West. He's turned to sex to survive. "I wish I could get out of this misfortune," an ex-dentistry student who trekked across Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia says. He now sells his body. 15/04/2018
world news Why slowing ocean could bring harsher winters, rising seas A new study in the journal Nature finds that ocean currents in the Atlantic are slowing — and that would spell trouble for the East Coast and other areas. 15/04/2018
world news Britain eyes Empire 2.0 to plug Brexit trade gap There is no sign that Britain's former colonies are rushing to rekindle old ties. 15/04/2018
world news U.S.-led strike won't stop Assad, experts say Middle East and military experts say the predawn onslaught to stop the Assad regime's chemical weapons use appears strategically like an empty gesture. 15/04/2018
world news Syria airstrike: Trump declares 'mission accomplished' after chemical weapons targets hit Pentagon officials said they have "significantly crippled" Assad's ability to deploy chemical weapons. 14/04/2018
world news The world reacts to airstrikes on Syria The world's reaction to the airstrike in Syria launched by the U.S, France, and the United Kingdom on Friday was varied. 14/04/2018
world news What happened the last time President Trump hit Syria? On Friday night, Trump repeated the claim that last year's attack "destroyed 20 percent of the Syrian air force," but that has never been verified. 14/04/2018
world news Trump announces strikes on Syria in response to suspected chemical weapons attack The president did not specify a target for the strikes, but he said the the United States would aim to hit targets "associated with the chemical weapons capabilities" of Assad's regime. 14/04/2018
world news Russia says Syria chemical attack was staged by foreign rival The U.S. has blood and urine samples from the area that have tested positive for chemical weapons, according to two American officials. 13/04/2018
world news Joyous music written in Nazi concentration camps is brought to life "Life did not end with the murder of these musicians. Life remains with the music they have written." 13/04/2018
world news U.S. officials: Blood samples show nerve agent used in Syria gas attack Two U.S. officials said they were "confident" in the intelligence, though not 100 percent sure. 12/04/2018
world news The Trump-Putin standoff over Syria is serious, but World War III has been closer Analysts say the current standoff can't be compared to the Cuban missile crisis — "the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict." 12/04/2018
world news Netanyahu warns Iran's 'extremist regime' not to test Israel's resolve "Our policy can be summed up in three words: aggression against aggression." 12/04/2018
world news Pope apologizes to Chilean victims of sex abuse Francis summoned all of Chile's bishops to the Vatican for an emergency meeting, and invited victims to the Holy See to beg their forgiveness. 12/04/2018
world news 'Get ready Russia': Trump issues warning on Syria missile strikes A Russian diplomat earlier said American military assets would be targeted in the event of missiles being fired at Syria. 11/04/2018
world news Russia will target U.S. military if missiles are fired at Syria, envoy says Air traffic control officials also warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to possible airstrikes in the next 72 hours. 11/04/2018
world news 100 dead after Soviet-designed military plane crashes in Algeria The Soviet-designed Il-76 aircraft was carrying soldiers. 11/04/2018
world news London's stabbing victims are getting younger "It was unusual to see a 15-year-old stabbed, and now it's quite common. It's the same with kids who carry weapons — they are getting younger." 11/04/2018
View The time to debate whether robots should have rights is now | View We need to figure out how to fairly and respectfully share our world with artificial friends and neighbors, writes philosophy professor Don Howard. 11/04/2018
View What red line? Why Trump's empty threats don't scare Bashar al-Assad | View Never has an administration been so consistently inconsistent on matters of national security, writes Col. Jack Jacobs. 10/04/2018
United Kingdom Marital bliss: Trump, Obama not invited to British royal wedding "President and Mrs. Obama will not be attending the wedding but the couples look forward to seeing each other soon." 10/04/2018
View Congress needs to fix Facebook. A Zuckerberg show trial is not the answer | VIEW Our challenge is not just to overcome the natural resistance of corporations to regulation, but to break free of self-defeating partisanship. 10/04/2018
world news Hotel lobby: Trump company asked Panama prez to help in business spat "This could be the clearest example we've seen of a conflict of interest stemming from the president's role as head of state in connection with other countries and his business interests." 10/04/2018
