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Syria army presses fight near Damascus despite truce
Syria\'s army advanced Monday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital\'s water supply, launching strikes ...Inmates beheaded in Brazil jail riot, 60 killed
Rioting inmates in Brazil decapitated and brutally assaulted their rivals, killing at least 60, when fighting erupted between two gangs at a ...Central Baghdad market blasts kill at least 27
Twin bomb blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in ...World celebrations ring in New Year 2017
Much of the globe celebrated the beginning of 2017 with fireworks, parties and other festivities, though many were somber in reflecting on ...More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat
Twenty three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to ...Manhunt after Istanbul nightclub massacre leaves 39 dead
Turkish police were hunting Sunday for the gunman who killed 39 people, including many foreigners, in a rampage at an upmarket nightclub ...Russia expels 35 US diplomats in tit-for-tat measures
Russia on Friday moved to expel 35 US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response after President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of punishment ...US expels Russian diplomats over alleged election hacking, Russia vows to retaliate
Russia on Friday eyed retaliatory measures against the US after President Barack Obama kicked out dozens of suspected intelligence agents and imposed ...Syria truce holding despite isolated violence
A fragile calm was holding across Syria on Friday after a truce brokered by Russia and Turkey came into effect, a potentially ...Romania president names new prime minister
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday named social-democrat Sorin Grindeanu as the nation\'s new prime minister, bringing to a close weeks of ...




