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• U.S. says Syria releases 2 Americans
WASHINGTON - Syria has released two Americans it had briefly detained and they appear to be in good condition, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The Syrian foreign ministry said earlier that authorities were questioning Holli Chmela, 27, and ...
• Olmert to Moscow: Don't arm Israel's enemies
Israel is also afraid Moscow would sell Syria the same missile defense system. In an overture before the trip, Israel's Cabinet voted Sunday to recognize Russia's claim to property in downtown Jerusalem. Russia laid claim to the site, named for the ...
• Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur
This year's observances mark the 35th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, when the armies of Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel in 1973. Israel was caught off-guard and suffered heavy losses before rebounding and trouncing the Arab ...
• U.N. says it knows nothing about Syrian nukes
VIENNA, Austria - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday it has no information to support a recent media report that Syria may be building a nuclear reactor, but said it expects any country that has details to share them with the agency. "We would ...
• Syria ordered to pay hostages' families
Oct. 2: At least 16 people are dead after a pair of bombings target Shiite worshippers celebrating at Baghdad mosques. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. ATLANTA - A federal judge ordered Syria to pay more than $400 million to the families of two ...