Russia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Syria’s vice president would seek open talks with the rebels, even as regime forces were reported to be shelling the city of Homs.

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Miami-Dade County officials are expected to abolish the city of Islandia, a desolate chain of 33 islands that mid-century land developers had hoped to turn into a rollicking resort town.

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Islandia, a Florida City That Never Was

The city of Homs was reported to be under renewed heavy bombardment on Tuesday, a day after the United States closed its embassy in Syria amid escalating mayhem.

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Syria Renews Bombardment as U.S. Closes Embassy and Russia Sends Envoys

An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs enters its fourth day as Russia’s foreign minister is due in Damascus for talks.

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Syria assault enters fourth day

The fiercest attack yet – involving heavy artillery – rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.

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Syria artillery onslaught on Homs

A factory building has collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, with many people including child workers feared trapped, officials say.

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In city of Kandahar.

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Car Bomb Kills Nine in Afghanistan

Of the record 40,000 people in New York City’s shelters, a growing number belong to seemingly ordinary families, rushing off to school and work, smartphones in hand.

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Homeless Families, Cloaked in Normality

Manchester City hit two early goals before seeing off a heavy snow storm to open up a three-point lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.

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Man City 3-0 Fulham

Miss Williams made her debut at the New York City Opera in 1946 to rave notices. She was the first black woman to secure a contract with a major United States opera company.

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Camilla Williams, Opera Singer, Dies at 92

The police officer was wounded while pursuing a man at a city housing project, the authorities said.

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Police Officer Is Shot in the Face At a Brooklyn Housing Project

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

As Italy reins in its spending, institutions in New York City dependent on the European nation’s money are being affected.

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In New York City, Feeling Pain of Italy’s Belt-Tightening

With its wooden sign in imperfect French advertising “frittes, ales, moules” seven days a week, Granville Moore’s on H Street NE looks like any other hip gastropub. But its exposed brick and chalkboard menu of craft beers belie the tavern’s rich history. In the 1950s, the Formstone row house housed the office of Granville Moore, one of the city’s most respected African American doctors. Read full article > >

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Heritage trails mark the path to preserving D.C. history

Protesters storm city hall.

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400 Arrested at Occupy Oakland