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Syria vote proves no solution without Assad, says Hezbollah
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad\'s re-election proves that any solution to the country\'s conflict "begins and ends" with the embattled leader, Lebanon\'s Hezbollah ...Putin, Poroshenko discuss possible Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Friday held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a D-Day ...Afghan presidential candidate survives bombing attack
Afghan presidential election frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah escaped an assassination attempt when an explosion hit his campaign motorcade in Kabul, just days ahead ...North Korea detains third US tourist
North Korea has arrested a US tourist for violating visa regulations, Pyongyang\'s state media said today, with three Americans now believed to ...World leaders mark 70th anniversary of D-Day
World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy under clear blue skies on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of ...Hundreds break out of DRCongo jail
At least six two people were killed on Thursday when 301 inmates staged a dawn jailbreak from an eastern Democratic Republic of ...Obama: No apology for deal to free Bergdahl
US President Barack Obama said he makes “no apologies” for the Taliban prisoner exchange that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan.Ebola death toll hits 208 in Guinea
Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in recent days, the World Health ...G7 warns Russia of sanctions over Ukraine
Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions ...Gunman kills three police officers in Canada
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured on Wednesday in a rare case of gun violence in the east ...