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'Defiance': A memoir of survival in a torn-apart Syria - review

A powerful account of survival, trauma, and political awakening amid Syria’s brutal war and a deeply fractured family life.

Anisa Makhlouf, Hafez Al-Assad, and (behind, L to R) their children Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd, and Bushra, 1993.
Orange juice

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Chile rescuers search for tourists lost in Patagonian snowstorm, five dead

Torres del Paine Mayor Anahi Cardenas said five people had died, including two Mexicans, two Germans, and one British national.

View of a Chilean flag waving near the Grey glacier at the Torres del Paine National Park in Magallanes, Chile on November 29, 2017.

Chinese tourist floods hotel room after refund denied, hit with 30,000 yuan bill

Police said Chen opened the sink and shower taps from 2 a.m. until sunrise, sending water into the lobby and leaving damage worth 280 times her 108 yuan booking,

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Spanish tourists arrested for taking nude photographs behind the Great Pyramid of Giza

"We did not intend to offend Egyptians and did not expect that our actions would be interpreted as indecent behavior in a public place," the detainees said.

Spinx face on the Giza pyramid background, Cairo, Egypt.

Two National League players, former player arrested for rape in Tel Aviv

Two National League players and a former player are arrested after a 29-year-old US tourist accuses them of rape during her stay in Tel Aviv.

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

Birthday getaway gone wrong: Tourist hauled off into Italian jail over identity mix-up

"The nightmare is over," Ovidiu Andronache said after nearly a month behind bars because police mistook him for a convicted thief.

An Adriatic beach.