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Syria forces execute 10 children of alleged rebels
Ten children were among at least 48 people killed in a Syrian village this week when regime forces executed six families of ...Iran sends high-level negotiators to Geneva nuclear talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dispatched his brother and atomic chief to Geneva to try to overcome hurdles in high-profile nuclear talks ...Maldives ex-leader Nasheed arrested on terror charges
Police in the Maldives Sunday arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed under an anti-terror law for the alleged illegal detention of a judge ...Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insulting the country\'s ruler, local media ...Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine ...Former Yemen president flees capital after release from house arrest
Yemen\'s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped his official residence after weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia on Saturday and ...Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks, troops into Ukraine
Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held ...Massive fire in Dubai skyscraper
Hundreds of panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Saturday as a huge fire engulfed the skyscraper, causing ...Greece, euro zone agree four-month loan extension
Euro zone finance ministers agreed in principle on Friday to extend Greece\'s financial rescue by four months, averting a potential cash crunch ...Yemen parties agree on transitional council
Yemen\'s feuding parties have agreed on a "people\'s transitional council" to help govern the country and guide it out of a political ...