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Two-day ceasefire agreed in some Syrian towns
A 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between Syrian insurgents, the army and the Lebanese Hezbollah group in the rebel-held town of Zabadani ...Sweden, Ecuador aim to break deadlock in Assange case
Sweden and Ecuador have agreed to hold talks to break a deadlock over questioning Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but investigations into three ...Muslim Australia and the search for a solution to the “War on Terror”
There are almost 500,000 Muslims in Australia, with 400 mosques serving them. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) 2012-103 Annual ...New protests after deadly clashes over Nepal constitution
Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements Tuesday to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two ...Australia pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday, ...Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements ...Chasing fair skin, Ivorians ignore whitening cream ban
At just 26, Fatou\'s skin is marbled from layer on layer of whitening cream. Some even call her a "salamander" woman after ...Turkish air strikes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets, military says
The Turkish military ratcheted up pressure on Kurdish militants with a fresh round of air strikes in the southeast of the country ...South Sudan rebels split, reject peace efforts
A top South Sudan rebel general said Tuesday that he and other powerful commanders had split from their chief Riek Machar, rejecting ...Shots fired during Ferguson police shooting anniversary in US
Tensions flared in the US city of Ferguson late Sunday as looters targeted at least one store following a day of somber ...




