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US blacklists 271 Syrian chemists, other experts over sarin attack
The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their role in the ...France votes for new president amid high security
France voted Sunday under heavy security in the first round of the most unpredictable presidential election in decades, with the outcome seen ...Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the defence ...Venezuela braces for new protest in wave of unrest
Venezuela braced for new marches Saturday against President Nicolas Maduro, after the death toll climbed to 20 in three weeks of violence ...Hundreds more join Mosul exodus as Iraqi forces retake two more western districts
Pushing carts loaded with bags, babies and the elderly, hundreds of people fled Mosul on Saturday after Iraqi forces retook two more ...Policeman and suspected gunman shot dead in Paris gun battle
One policeman was killed and two others wounded in a shooting incident in central Paris on Thursday night, police and the interior ...Suspected meningitis epidemic kills 745 in Nigeria
A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 745 people, an increase of more than 50 percent in barely a week, officials said ...Venezuelan protests against government leave two students dead
Two Venezuelan students died on Wednesday after being shot during protests against unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro, increasing turmoil in the volatile ...Thousands evacuated after deadly Syria bombing
Thousands of Syrians were evacuated from besieged towns on Wednesday with tight security in place after a weekend bombing against those leaving ...12 Saudi officers killed in helicopter crash in Yemen
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen said one of its helicopters crashed in eastern Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 Saudi officers ...




