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Chaos deepens in Syria enclave, global outcry grows
The Syrian regime rained rockets and bombs on Eastern Ghouta Thursday, killing another 36 civilians as international pressure mounted to stop the ...Iran plane crash killed all 66 people on board
An Iranian commercial plane crashed on Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state ...Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 on ground in wake of earthquake
At least 13 people on the ground, including three children, were killed when a Mexican military helicopter carrying top officials surveying damage ...El Salvador releases woman jailed over abortion
A Salvadoran woman serving a 30-year jail sentence for having an abortion was released from prison on Thursday on the orders of ...Trump avoids talk of gun curbs after Florida school shooting
President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to make mental health a priority after a "disturbed" teenager with a firearms obsession sowed carnage at ...Borneo orangutans dying off as forests are lost: study
The population of orangutans in Borneo has plummeted by more than half since 1999 -- nearly 150,000 of the apes -- largely ...EU calls for renewed Syria peace efforts
EU foreign ministers voiced concern at developments in Syria on Thursday, calling for a renewal of UN-led efforts to end the conflict.Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai dies in South Africa
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, casting his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party ...Zuma quits as President of South Africa
Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an ...Brazil to increase army presence on border with Venezuela
Brazil\'s government will declare an emergency in its northern border state of Roraima to boost funding and troops to help control an ...




