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Syrian government says U.S.-led coalition hit army camp
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group denied Monday its planes carried out air strikes that killed at least three Syrian ...French Socialists retreat further to ward off far-right
France\'s Socialist Party on Monday said it would pull its candidates out of a third regional poll, that of eastern France, adding ...Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma resigns
Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation on Monday, saying there was a need for "new ideas and contributions".Strong 7.2 quake strikes in Tajikistan, felt in New Delhi
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck Tajikistan on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi and ...Azerbaijan says 29 missing after oil platform fire feared dead
Azeri state energy company SOCAR said on Sunday 29 workers missing after an oil platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on ...Assad says British bombing in Syria will fail, ridicules PM Cameron
British air strikes on Islamic State will fail to defeat the militant group, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with ...FIFA suspends arrested officials Hawit, Napout for 90 days
FIFA\'s ethics committee on Friday suspended Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit for 90 days, after the two vice presidents of world ...Real Madrid disqualified from cup over ineligible player
Real Madrid has been disqualified from the Copa del Rey after fielding an ineligible player in its opening round.Spain\'s football federation said ...German parliament approves military campaign against Islamic State in Syria
Germany\'s lower house of parliament on Friday approved government plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria. Of the ...16 killed, 5 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub in Egypt
A firebomb attack on a nightclub in Cairo early Friday killed 16 people and wounded five others, authorities said. Police were looking for ...