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Hezbollah Commits to an All-Out Fight to Save Assad

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, said that the organization founded to defend Lebanon and fight Israel was entering a new phase, looking abroad to protect its interests.

Call for Calm After Arrests in British Soldier’s Death

The police arrested three men in their 20s in an areas of southeast London not far from the site of a fatal attack on an off-duty soldier on Wednesday.

Indians Grow Impatient With Taciturn Premier

In India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reticence was once considered a sign of integrity; now it is being seen as a weakness as corruption scandals shake his party.

Verdicts Expected Soon for Agents of Ex-Serbian Leader

The two men have been portrayed by prosecutors as the masterminds behind the “ethnic cleansing” during Slobodan Milosevic’s presidency in Serbia in the 1990s.

Visitors pay $27 to visit Highclere Castle, which costs $1.5 million a year to maintain.
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A Castle Becomes a Cash Register

Lady Carnarvon, whose home is the setting for “Downton Abbey,” is looking to profit from the show’s success with tours and souvenirs. What would Lord Grantham think?

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Bayern, Champion of Germany, Takes European Title

Bayern Munich defeated Dortmund Borussia, 2-1, in the first all-German Champions League final.

Yemen Making Strides in Transition to Democracy

A cross section of Yemen’s population has been gathering, trying to hammer out the shape of a future government.

Kerry, in Africa, Presses Nigeria on Human Rights

The visit by Secretary of State John Kerry comes as Nigeria steps up its fight against militants and France is pulling back in Mali.

Interpol Rebuffs Russia’s Hunt for Kremlin Critic

The agency won’t help in a search for a man who accused President Vladimir V. Putin’s government of abuses.

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Film No Evil

“Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939” establishes that Nazis were all but invisible in American movies at the time when depicting their savagery might have done the most good.

The Price of Victory

“The Guns at Last Light,” the final volume of Rick Atkinson’s trilogy, shows that the road to Berlin was far from smooth.

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