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BEIJING – China recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000 last year, as the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter pulls back on its use of the fossil fuel and switches to cleaner energy sources. According to the country’s national coal association, China produced 3.5 billion tons of coal …

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says it cannot deliver aid to 600,000 people in two Syrian cities controlled by the Islamic State group. Deputy humanitarian chief Kyung-wha Kang told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that residents of the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa and the …

DAMASCUS, Syria – A bomb placed on a bus ferrying Lebanese pilgrims around Shiite holy sites in Damascus exploded Sunday, killing at least seven people, according to Syrian activists and Lebanese media. The bombing underscored the sectarian nature of Syria’s four-year war, and how neighboring Lebanon has become ensnared in …