Report on UN secret side deal with Iran angers GOP

Report on UN secret side deal with Iran angers GOP

Written by Erica Werner and George Jahn

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's nuclear deal is flaring over revelations of a secret side agreement involving Iranian inspections. But House Democrats are shrugging off the report and claiming they have the votes to back up Obama anyway.

ISIS beheads aging Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra
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ISIS beheads aging Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra

Associated Press

Written by Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The 81-year-old antiquities scholar had dedicated his life to exploring and overseeing Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, one of the Middle East's most spectacular archaeological sites. He even named his daughter after Zenobia, the queen that ruled from the city 1,700 years ago.

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