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American who was detained by Assad regime while on Christian pilgrimage freed

An American freed in Syria on Thursday said he was on a Christian pilgrimage when he crossed into the country on foot seven months ago and was detained by the Bashar al-Assad regime.Travis Timmerman was first seen in video that emerged online Thursday after rebels seized the capital Damascus and overthrew…

Hundreds of tractors block central London streets as farmers protest tax change

Hundreds of tractors blocked streets in central London on Wednesday, the latest protest by farmers against the government after it ended an exemption from inheritance tax for agricultural families.The measure, dubbed the “tractor tax” by critics, was introduced by the government to boost funds to pay for strained public services,…