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Syria agrees to let women, children leave besieged Homs area
U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian government delegates, at peace talks in Geneva, have agreed to allow women and children to immediately ...Ukraine protesters seize justice ministry as anger spreads east
Anti-government protesters have seized the Ukrainian justice ministry in Kyiv, after rejecting President Viktor Yanukovych\'s offer to name an opposition leader as ...Tunisian assembly approves new landmark constitution
Tunisia\'s national assembly has approved a new constitutio,n three years after the uprising that launched the Arab Spring.Egyptian interim President announces early presidential elections
Egypt\'s interim president, Adly Mansour has announced that Egypt will hold a presidential election before parliamentary polls, changing a political "road map" ...Thai anti-government protest leader killed in Bangkok violence
One person was killed and several injured amid clashes between rival political factions in the Thai capital on Sunday as antigovernment protesters ...Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong sentenced to four years in prison
A Chinese court has sentenced prominent human rights activist Xu Zhiyong to four years in prison. Xu, who campaigned for children\'s rights and ...Police say 3 dead after shooting at US mall
Police in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland say three people were killed in a shooting Saturday at a shopping mall, including ...French president Hollande splits from first lady Valérie Trierweiler
French President Francois Hollande says he has separated from his partner of seven years, Valerie Trierweiler, following a media frenzy over reports ...Syrian government, opposition meet in same room for peace talks
Delgates from the Syrian government and opposition have met for the first time in the presence of the UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar ...Blasts hit Cairo as Egypt marks revolution
Egyptian officials say clashes have left at least 29 people dead as government supporters marked the third anniversary of the uprising that ...




