• At Least 57 Killed, Dozens Wounded After Syrian Army Fires Missiles Into Marketplace in Damascus

  At least 57 people were killed and dozens wounded when Syrian government forces fired missiles into a marketplace in a town near Damascus, a conflict monitor said on Friday

  

• Chemical Odor at a Silicon Valley Hotel Hospitalizes 12 People

  A chemical odor at a Silicon Valley hotel caused 12 people to be taken to hospital, but a hazardous materials team could not determine the source of the smell, authorities said on Friday.

  

• Italy To Relocate 100 Refugees to France, Spain In Attempt to Ease Burden on Border States: iImigration Chief

  Italy will send 100 refugees to France and Spain next week as part of a European Union relocation plan aimed at easing the burden on border states, the country's top immigration official said on Friday.

  

• Knife-Wielding Palestinians Strike in West Bank, Jerusalem; Two Dead

  Knife-wielding Palestinians attacked Israelis in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Friday and police said they had shot dead two assailants, in a further wave of violence spurred partly by tensions over a Jerusalem holy site.

  

• Two Activists Who Campaigned Against ISIS Shot In The Head, Beheaded In Turkey

  Two activists who campaigned against Islamic State in Syria have been shot in the head and beheaded in the southeastern Turkish town of Sanliurfa, the founder of the group they worked for said.