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Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians
At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in suspected Russian air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, a monitor said.Taiwan and China leaders hold historic talks
China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan\'s independence split them, China\'s President Xi Jinping told Taiwan\'s president on Saturday at ...Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their ...Russia suspends flights to Egypt on security advice
President Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of all Russian passenger flights to Egypt on Friday until the cause of a deadly plane ...Turkey detains 20 IS suspects in Antalya ahead of G20
Turkish police have detained 20 Islamic State suspects in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, barely 10 days ahead of a summit being ...Russian air strikes kill 42 in Islamic State-held Raqqa, Syria
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, ...Chemical weapons used in Syria fighting
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used during fighting in Syria in August.Cyclone kills eight in Yemeni coastal province, peters out inland
A rare tropical cyclone struck Yemen\'s arid eastern coastal province of Hadramout on Tuesday and killed eight people before gradually petering out ...Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped
Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones on Thursday even as rescuers ...South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41 on board and on ground
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan\'s capital, killing ...




