Beirut / AFP Eight displaced Syrians, including four children, were killed by Turkish border guards while trying to flee their war-torn country on Sunday morning, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The National Coalition umbrella opposition group—based in Istanbul and backed by Turkey—gave a higher toll of 11 killed and condemned the “terrible tragedy.” Turkey has repeatedly denied ...

WASHINGTON We Americans have a confused and contradictory relationship with vacation. In theory; we love it; in practice, we often dread it. So much expectation is heaped on a few weeks of free time that disappointment, if not inevitable, is common. Worse, our escape from the job and daily routine fills us with anxiety that, somehow, this interlude will inflict ...

Serious prospect of Britain leaving the European Union could trigger a domino effect within the UK itself, as Scotland could opt for another referendum, with intention to secede from the UK to join the EU. At worst, Brexit is widely believed to lead to a breakup of the UK if Brexiteers get their way on June 23. Northern Ireland and ...