The siege of Kobani from September 2014 until January 2015 and its heroic defense by Kurdish forces in northern Syria was the turning point in the war against the Islamic State. Now, with the fall ...

"We are (also) condemning the attacks of the Turkish occupation against the city of Kobani." Kurdish groups have enjoyed autonomy across much of the north since Syria's civil war began in 2011.

Mural conservators are working to uncover 20 angels hidden under layers of paint for more than a century at the Boston church made famous by Paul Revere. Gianfranco Pocobene has been working atop ...