Syrian troops are closer to recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) militants who took over the UNESCO Heritage site in May 2015.
Random attacks rooted in Middle Eastern conflict and religious divisions predate Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York and on Washington.
St George Dragons delivered Souths Rabbitohs their first loss of the season 8-6 in a rain-affected Sunday afternoon match overshadowed by an injury to Sam Burgess.