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Zahran Alloush, head of the Army of Islam Syrian rebel group, speaks during the wedding of a fighter in the group on July 21, 2015, in the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria.

Leader Of Prominent Syrian Rebel Group Believed Killed By Airstrike

Zahran Alloush was a controversial figure, at odds with the Syrian regime, ISIS, and secular activists.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal speaks during a press conference Monday in Atlanta to announce his rejection of a controversial "religious liberty" bill. He said: "I have examined the protections that this bill proposes to provide to the faith-based community and I can find no examples of any of those circumstances occurring in our state."

Georgia Gov. Says He Will Veto Controversial 'Religious Liberty' Bill

A group of major corporations with business interests in the state had encouraged the governor to veto the measure. Disney had threatened to boycott the state.

On Sunday, men carry the coffin of an Azerbaijani serviceman who was killed Saturday during clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is controlled by Armenian separatists.

Azerbaijan Announces Unilateral Cease-Fire After Sudden Flare-Up Of Violence

Dozens died this weekend in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which ethnic Armenian separatists have controlled for two decades. Separatists say they've seen no sign of the promised cease-fire.

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) defends against San Jose Sharks' Joe Thornton (19) during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup final on Monday in San Jose, Calif.

Stanley Cup Inspires Artwork Bet, Highbrow Trash Talk Between 2 Museums

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks are going head-to-head in the Stanley Cup finals. To up the ante, art museums from the two cities decided to get in on the action.

Abigail Fisher, who challenged the use of race in college admissions, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 9, 2015. The Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas' affirmative action program in a 4-3 decision.

Supreme Court Upholds University Of Texas' Affirmative Action Program

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the university's "race-conscious admissions program" is constitutional.

Tourists ride in a boat down a main canal in Bruges, Belgium. A brewery in the historic city is building a pipeline to send thousands of gallons of its beer to a bottling plant without clogging narrow cobblestone streets.

A Beer, A Plan, A Pipeline: Belgian Brewer Will Funnel Beer 2 Miles Away

When he launched his plan last spring, brewery CEO Xavier Vanneste said it was "no longer sustainable" to rely on trucks to cope with its growing production levels.

Fire is seen at the scene of a car bomb attack claimed by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabab militants on the Naasa Hablod hotel in Mogadishu on Saturday.

At Least 12 Dead After Gunmen Storm Hotel In Somalia's Capital

A group of attackers detonated a car bomb and then rushed into a hotel in the heart of Mogadishu, taking hostages. Security forces say they have now taken control of the scene.

Russian Officials Deny Reports Of State-Sponsored Doping Of Athletes

U.S. prosecutors have opened an investigation into allegations that the Russian government ran a doping program that produced winners in several recent Olympic Games, The New York Times reports.

An injured boy is seen outside a hospital after two buses and a fuel tanker collided on a major highway in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Sunday.

Highway Collision In Afghanistan Kills At Least 50 People

A fuel tanker collided head-on with two buses. It happened between Kabul and Kandahar, on a road where drivers are known to speed to avoid militant checkpoints.

Trade Opponents Leak Documents They Say Show Corporate Influence

Environmentalists opposed to a US-EU trade deal say documents they leaked prove corporations have too much say. But EU officials say that's "flatly wrong."

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