BEIRUT — The daylight assassination of a top general in a residential neighborhood of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday underscored the growing militarization of the uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, and also perhaps its increasing militancy. Read full article > >

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Top general assassinated in Damascus

BEIRUT — Two suicide bombers struck compounds housing security services in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, reportedly killing 28 people and wounding 238 in the worst violence to hit the country’s relatively calm commercial capital since the uprising began last March. Read full article > >

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Bombers strike Syrian city of Aleppo as offensive continues in Homs

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday amid rising protests in the capital over his recent arrest of a criminal court judge.

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Maldives President Quits Amid Protests

Annie Leibovitz photographs the 1 percent, the rich, beautiful and famous, conspiring with the apparatus of celebrity and capitalism to make the lives of successful people feel even more glamorous and alluring. The Library of Congress has officially declared her a “Living Legend,” and despite a few financial problems awhile back — a massive home-renovation project in Greenwich Village contributed to the setback — she has joined the same rarefied ranks of privilege that she has so diligently served throughout her career. Read full article > >

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Annie Leibovitz’s personal ‘Pilgrimage’ feels commercial

Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.

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Somalia moves to evict squatters

Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.

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Somalia moves to evict squatters

MONTREAL — So much of the Washington Capitals ’ success these days depends on the performance of their goaltender. They aren’t generating much offense, opposing teams routinely establish base camps in their zone, and when the margin for error seems minuscule, one save can make all the difference. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Canadiens: Alex Ovechkin returns from suspension as Tomas Vokoun shuts out Montreal

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia’s capital.

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Thousands in rival Moscow marches

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government forces launched a heavy assault on the city of Homs on Friday night, killing over 200 people and wounding hundreds, according to pro-democracy activists who called the hail of mortars and gunfire the bloodiest attack of the 10-month uprising. Read full article > >

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At least 200 reported killed in protests in Syria

TAMPA — There’s no question the Washington Capitals would rather have picked up two points here Tuesday night instead of only one in an overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning . But the mood in the visiting dressing room was more positive than morose as the Capitals prepared for the second leg of back-to-back games in Florida. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Lightning: Washington rallies from two-goal deficit before falling in overtime at Tampa Bay, 4-3

Do you remember from your childhood how satisfying it was to pull apart the two triangles of a toasty sandwich and dip each imminent mouthful into a bowl of steam-wafting soup? Plenty of restaurateurs are capitalizing on the possibility that you might. Read full article > >

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Soup and sandwich, now more than ever

Two British private security contractors working in Afghanistan are charged with carrying unlicensed AK-47s through the capital city, Kabul.

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Britons face Afghan gun charges

Largest to date for the venture capital firm.

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Bain Capital Raises $600M Fund

Syria’s army moves to reassert control in rebellious suburbs of Damascus in the worst fighting around the capital in the 10-month uprising, activists say.

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Crackdown on rebels in Damascus

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.

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Peru rehab centre fire kills 26