By Sally Abou Aljoud, Omar Albam and Ghaith Alsayed Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government killed six Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to a British-based war monitor. Source: Clashes between Islamists now in power in Syria and Assad’s supporters kill 6 fighters
A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Source: Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia hit by outage, prompting investigation
By Eric J. Lyman An aging and frail Pope Francis began what may prove to be the most ambitious year of his papacy with a passionate call for global peace and unity even as conflicts around the world intensify. Source: Pope kicks off Jubilee year, preaches Christmas peace