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Air strike kills 39 in Syria as U.N. envoy visits Damascus
An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus ...Thousands of civilians flee violence in South Sudan state
The United Nations refugee agency says a rise in fighting in a once-peaceful part of South Sudan has forced tens of thousands ...Nepal to begin much-delayed earthquake reconstruction
Nepal will start repairs and reconstruction next week for nearly a million homes damaged by last year\'s deadly earthquakes, the head of ...South Sudan leader names rebels to parliament, agrees power-sharing deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Friday named 50 lawmakers from the rebel movement and agreed to share ministerial posts with his ...South Korea resumes anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts
As world leaders debated ways to penalize North Korea\'s claim of a fourth nuclear test, South Korea voiced its displeasure with broadcasts ...Chinese stock markets closed after shares slump 7%
China stock markets closed for the day less than half an hour after opening Thursday when shares fell more than seven percent, ...Syrian regime agrees to allow food aid into besieged Madaya
The Syrian government has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance into three beleaguered villages following reports of deaths from malnutrition in that part ...Knife-wielding man shot dead at Paris Police Station
French police shot dead a man wielding a meat cleaver after he tried to enter a police station on Thursday, the anniversary ...North Korea claim of hydrogen bomb test draws global condemnation
The UN Security Council met Wednesday for emergency talks to condemn North Korea after its claim of a successful hydrogen bomb test ...Canadian dollar hits lowest level since 2003
The Canadian dollar, weighed down by weak oil prices, fell Wednesday to its lowest level against the American currency since August 2003, ...