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Syrian army urges people in Idlib to agree return of state rule
The Syrian army dropped leaflets over Idlib province on Thursday, urging people in part of the last big swathe of territory still ...Russia denounces new U.S. sanctions as illegal, mulls retaliation
Russia condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions as illegal on Thursday and said it had begun working on retaliatory measures after ...Georgia legalises personal use of marijuana
The Georgian Constitutional Court on Monday abolished fines for using marijuana but stipulated that growing and selling the drug would remain an ...Syrian government retakes Golan Heights frontier with Israel
The Syrian government regained control of the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the first time in seven years on Monday, ...Malians vote for president amid worsening insecurity
Malians voted on Sunday to decide whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term, amid widespread ethnic and ...Saudi-led coalition says destroyed Yemen rebel missile launch sites
A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said Sunday it had destroyed sites used by Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen to launch ...Spain rescues over 200 migrants at sea
Spain said it had plucked more than 200 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday as the country\'s interior minister headed to ...Hamilton wins in Hungary to build championship lead
Lewis Hamilton strengthened his push for a fifth world title by increasing his championship lead to 24 points on Sunday as he ...Strong quake kills 14, injures scores, on Indonesia holiday island
A powerful earthquake which struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday killed at least 14 people, injured scores and damaged ...Myanmar floods kill at least five, displace 54,000 people
Rising floodwaters have killed at least five people and forced tens of thousands from their homes across swathes of Myanmar. Dramatic images ...




