American tells CBS News he was released from Syrian prison – CBS News Watch CBS News A man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman told CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer that he was released from a Syrian prison earlier this week as rebel forces overthrew longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad. Timmerman said he was held for seven … Read more
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights violations allegedly took place has been charge with multiple counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud, authorities announced Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s notorious Adra prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad has … Read more
Examining US foreign policy toward Syria and China – CBS News Watch CBS News “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan questions whether instability in Syria poses a threat to U.S. national security and why President-elect Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping at his inauguration. Be the first to know … Read more
The premier of Canada’s most populous province threatened Wednesday to cut off energy supplies to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump implements his proposed tariffs on Canadian goods. The bold move highlights escalating tensions between the two countries as they grapple with potential trade disputes. “We’ll go all the way, depending on how far … Read more
A man identifying himself as an American from Missouri, Travis Timmerman, was found in Syria on Thursday after he said he was released from a prison earlier in the week as the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power by a shock offensive by the rebels. Timmerman told CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Elizabeth … Read more
Live television reports showed police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia beating and arresting an opposition leader last week during a raid on his party offices. The scenes unfolded on the 10th day of violent clashes in the capital Tbilisi between police and demonstrators furious at the Georgian president’s decision to suspend European Union … Read more
Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand Tuesday in his lengthy trial for alleged corruption, setting off what is expected to be a weeklong spectacle that will draw unwanted attention to his legal troubles as he faces a international arrest warrant for war crimes and the fighting in Gaza continues. … Read more
The al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria is home to around 6,000 women and children, family members of Islamic State fighters who were captured or killed. The camp is guarded by U.S.-backed forces who control about a quarter of Syria. Holly Williams visited this dangerous camp, whose future is uncertain after the fall of the regime … Read more
More than 40 migrants are believed to have died off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, after a lone 11-year-old survivor said the boat she was on capsized, a rescue group said Wednesday. “We assume that she is the only survivor of the shipwreck and that the other 44 people drowned,” said Compass Collectivewho participates in … Read more
Syrians continue to search for loved ones long imprisoned by Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Syrians seek answers about their loved ones after the fall of the Assad regime. Islamist fighters broke into Saydnaya and freed all the prisoners, leaving the cells empty. CBS News’ Elizabeth Palmer has the latest. Be the … Read more
The Afghan Taliban government’s minister for refugees was killed Wednesday in an explosion at the ministry’s headquarters in the capital Kabul, two senior Taliban regime officials told CBS News. The explosion at the Refugee Ministry killed Minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani and at least two of his colleagues, officials told CBS News’ Sami Yousafzai. The total … Read more
Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork coming out of the end of a bottle is known all over the world. It often precedes moments of celebration, a shared meal or simply the quiet tasting of a glass of wine. But many who have participated in this simple ritual may not realize that it … Read more