Syria rebels seize al-Qaida base in Aleppo
Islamist rebel brigades are reported to have seized the headquarters of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in the northern ...Syrian chemical weapons transfer begins
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme that ...Turkey dismisses 350 police officers in Ankara
Turkish media say Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has removed nearly 350 police from their posts in the capital, amid a widening ...US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as US Federal Reserve chief
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the new chair of the country\'s central bank, making her one of the most ...Polar freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business
The dangerously cold weather that has turned the midwestern United States into one huge deep freeze is expected to move east and ...Iraq calls on Fallujah residents to expel al-Qaida
Iraq\'s prime minister has urged residents and tribes in the besieged city of Fallujah to "expel" al-Qaida-linked militants in order to preempt ...Deadly car bombs strikes hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu
Three car bombs have killed at least eight people outside a major hotel used by foreigners in Mogadishu, Somalia.Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, pushes settlement plan
Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli jails, as part of a US-brokered deal to restart Middle East negotiations.First legal commercial Key West–Cuba flight in 50 years lands in Havana
The first commercial passenger flight from Key West to Cuba in more than 50 years has landed in Havana, capping several years ...Syria to miss deadline for moving chemical weapons
Tuesday\'s deadline to move most of Syria\'s chemical weapons out of the country likely will go unmet.
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