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Argentina lawmakers present bill to legalize abortion
Dozens of Argentine lawmakers of all political stripes presented a bill to legalize abortion on Tuesday, launching a debate that promised to ...Syria regime retakes quarter of rebel enclave as civilians flee
Syria\'s regime seized control of over a quarter of rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on the edge of Damascus after two weeks of devastating ...Salvadorans vote in key legislative and municipal elections
Salvadorans cast ballots Sunday in legislative and municipal elections that will serve as a test of strength of leftist President Salvador Sanchez ...Iraq court sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining IS
An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday.North Korea says open to talks with U.S. but condemns sanctions
Senior officials from Pyongyang visiting South Korea on Sunday said North Korea was open to talks with the United States, according to ...Bollywood icon Sridevi dies aged 54
Sridevi, Bollywood\'s leading lady of the 1980s and \'90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, has died at age 54.Death toll in Syria enclave tops 500 after UN delays truce vote
New air strikes on the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday took the civilian death toll from seven days of ...Estonia marks 100th anniversary of independence declaration
Estonia on Saturday celebrated 100 years since declaring independence with a military parade and other festivities in the Baltic state, which is ...Security Council to meet amid calls for Syria cease-fire
World leaders called for an urgent cease-fire in Syria on Thursday as government forces pounded the opposition-controlled eastern suburbs of the capital ...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 ...




