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Syrian rebels seize largest army base in Deraa
An alliance of Syrian rebel forces seized a key army base in the south of the country on Tuesday in a new ...Egypt court sentences 11 to death over soccer violence
An Egyptian criminal court from the Mediterranean city of Port Said on Tuesday sentenced 11 people to death over a 2012 soccer ...German woman, 102, gets doctorate 77 yrs after Nazis blocked her
A 102-year-old woman received her doctorate from a German university Tuesday -- nearly 80 years after the Nazis prevented her sitting the ...Massive blaze at Ukraine fuel depot
Emergency services stopped a fuel depot fire outside Kiev from spreading on Tuesday, officials said, but the fate of three firemen missing ...Colombia accuses FARC rebels of oil spill
Colombian authorities accused the leftist FARC guerrillas Monday of forcing 19 oil tanker drivers to dump their cargo of crude on the ...Argentine Congress considers making street harassment crime
When she left her house each day, Aixa Rizzo would brace for a barrage of sexually-laden comments from male electricians working on ...UN accuses Eritrea of crimes against humanity
Eritrea\'s government is responsible for systematic and widespread human rights abuses on an almost unprecedented scale, driving some 5,000 Eritreans to flee ...G7 leaders agree to strive for low-carbon economy
Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse ...Turkey ruling party weighs options after election blow
Turkey\'s Islamic-rooted ruling party on Monday weighed its future strategy after losing its absolute parliament majority for the first time since winning ...Mexico ruling party wins Congress vote after rocky polls
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto\'s party retained its simple majority in Congress on Sunday despite his falling approval ratings and violent election ...




