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Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs IS
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise ...Fresh clashes break out at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
Palestinians and Israeli security forces clashed at Jerusalem\'s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, with further trouble feared in the week ahead ...Saudi-led helicopter attack kills 25 civilians in Yemen
Air strikes by helicopters from a Saudi-led alliance killed 25 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, residents and medics said, adding ...France launches air strikes against Islamic State in Syria
France said Sunday it had carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following nearly three weeks ...At least 21 killed in attacks in Central African Republic capital
At least 21 people were killed in the capital of Central African Republic and around 100 others were wounded as Muslims attacked ...Malaysia air pollution spikes due to Indonesian smoke
Air pollution in Malaysia\'s capital spiked to "very unhealthy" levels on Sunday as acrid smoke billowing from Indonesian agricultural fires intensified, in ...Hamilton puts hammer down to win in Japan
Lewis Hamilton blazed to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on Sunday to strengthen his ...Putin says US support for Syria rebels illegal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were ...Catalan separatists win majority in regional election
Separatists in Catalonia claimed victory Sunday in a regional election that they have vowed will lead to them declaring the region independent ...17 Syrian refugees die off Turkish coast
Seventeen migrants drowned when their boat sank on Sunday off the Turkish coast while headed for the Greek island of Kos, the ...