September 17th, 2013 - 07:46 GMT Al Qaeda released hostage video Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb on Monday released a video showing hostages taken by the Islamist group in Mali. Read more
![SYRIA, DAMASCUS : A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on September 12, 2013, shows President Bashar al-Assad attending an interview with Russian television [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/Assad_Syria_Sept13_AFP.jpg?itok=2N84rLAs "SYRIA, DAMASCUS : A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on September 12, 2013, shows President Bashar al-Assad attending an interview with Russian television [AFP]")
