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Kerry: US, Allies, Ready to Step Up Aid Rebels
(AMMAN, Jordan) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help...
In Jordan, Women Fight for Full Citizenship Rights
A new coalition is fighting to give women in Jordan the right to pass on their citizenship to their children.

US to Provide $100M in New Syria Aid
ROME (AP) — The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only...

AP Source: Rutgers, Eddie Jordan reach agreement
A person familiar with the situation told The AP that Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coach.

Assad Accuses West of Backing Al-Qaeda in Syria
(BEIRUT) — Syria's president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaeda in his country's civil war, warning it will pay a price "in the heart" of Europe...
Photo Essays

Born Under Fire: The Dawn of Israel, 1948
Sixty-five years ago this week, in the midst of a civil war and at the tail end of the decades-long British Mandate of Palestine, the state of Israel was born...

Protests in Jordan
In March 2011, pro- and antigovernment demonstrators clashed in Amman
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Flight Times: A Michael Jordan Timeline
TIME takes a look at the highlights of a legendary career


