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Ukraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal
Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement on Wednesday to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of ...Afghan forces fight to retake northern city from Taliban
Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Kunduz on Tuesday as the government launched an operation to retake the center of the ...Central Africa leader pleads for calm as 30,000 flee tense capital
The streets of the capital of the Central African Republic were deserted Tuesday with terrified residents sheltering indoors and tens of thousands ...Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions
Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday, while three tourists were lightly wounded by Palestinian stone throwers ...Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs IS
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise ...Liquid water found on Mars, NASA says
Scientists announced Monday "the strongest evidence yet" of liquid water on Mars, raising the distant prospect of microscopic life on our neighbouring ...Taliban captures key northern Afghan city of Kunduz
The Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz in a massive assault Monday involving hundreds of fighters, and now control a ...Suspected Arab coalition air raid kills 40 at Yemen wedding
At least 40 people were killed when a wedding hall in southwest Yemen was bombarded Monday in a suspected Saudi-led coalition air ...




