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29 rebels dead in Syria premature car bomb blast
At least 29 people were killed, most or all of them believed to be rebels, in the besieged Old City of Homs ...Sri Lanka beat India to win maiden World T20 title
Sri Lanka became the T20 champions for the first time defeating India by six wickets with 13 balls remaining in the final ...Ebola death toll hits 83 in Guinea
The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in the West African country of Guinea for the first time, alarming the public and ...17 killed in Iraq violence
A total of 17 people were killed and 23 others wounded on Saturday in separate attacks across Iraq, including the volatile province ...Brazil forces occupy favela ahead of World Cup
More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro\'s international airport before ...Egypt sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death
An Egyptian court has sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges including murder, a defence lawyer said, in ...South Africa advances at Japan Sevens rugby
South Africa beat Argentina 28-12 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Sevens, the seventh leg of the International Rugby Board ...Ousted Libyan PM flees to Europe despite travel ban
Libya\'s former Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has left the country despite a travel ban, reports say.2014 Winter Paralympics open in Sochi
The Paralympic Games have opened in Sochi, Russia, despite the Russia-Ukraine tension centered on the Crimean peninsula.Ukraine beats United States in soccer exhibition
In a friendly international match, Ukraine has defeated the U.S. Soccer team, 2-0.