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Suicide bomber kills nine near Afghan political meeting
A suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital near a meeting of supporters of an influential regional leader on Thursday killed at ...UN braces for likely Russian veto of Syria gas attacks probe
The UN Security Council will vote Thursday on whether to extend an investigation to determine who is behind chemical weapons attacks in ...Greece in mourning as several still missing after deadly flood
Greece was in mourning Thursday as rescue crews tried to locate several people missing in a flood that killed 16 people near ...Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe under house arrest as military takes control
Zimbabwe\'s military was in control of the country on Wednesday as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest, although generals ...Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing at least 332
At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region on Sunday, state media ...EU readies sanctions on Venezuela, approves arms embargo
European Union foreign ministers approved economic sanctions including an arms embargo on Venezuela on Monday, blaming regional elections last month for deepening ...Scores more Saudis detained in $100 billion corruption sweep
Dozens more people have been taken into custody by Saudi authorities, the kingdom said Thursday, bringing to 201 the number detained in ...East Libyan forces make new push to end Islamist resistance in Benghazi
Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday expelled Islamist fighters from one of their last strongholds in the country\'s second-largest city of Benghazi, military ...Syria to join Paris climate pact, isolating US
Syria told the UN climate talks in Bonn on Tuesday that it would join the Paris Agreement, leaving the United States as ...Assad says Syria war does not end in Deir al-Zor
Syria\'s army and its allies will keep fighting in Syria after the battle ends in Deir al-Zor province, where Islamic State has ...




