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Romania president names new prime minister
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday named social-democrat Sorin Grindeanu as the nation\'s new prime minister, bringing to a close weeks of ...Syria regime, rebels agree nationwide ceasefire
Syria\'s army and key ally Russia on Thursday announced a nationwide ceasefire to take effect at midnight, in a potential major breakthrough ...Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against Islamic State
Iraqi security forces on Thursday began the second phase of their offensive against Islamic State militants in Mosul, pushing from three directions ...Erdogan accuses West of backing IS, breaking promises in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the West was breaking promises in Syria, accusing Ankara\'s partners of backing "terror groups" ...Former Argentine leader Kirchner charged in corruption case
Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case Tuesday and slapped with a $630-million asset freeze over public tenders ...Cuban parliament passes law that bans naming sites after Fidel Castro
Cuba\'s National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans erecting commemorative statues of Fidel Castro or naming public places after him, ...Twelve years after Asia tsunami, 400 bodies unidentified in Thailand
At least 400 victims of Asia\'s 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on ...DR Congo troops killed 10 soldiers from Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo troops killed 10 soldiers from neighbouring Burundi after they crossed the border last week in pursuit of rebels, ...Russian plane with 92 aboard crashes into the Black Sea
A Russian plane headed to an air base in Syria with 92 people aboard, including members of a well-known military choir, crashed ...Israel defiant after landmark UN vote
Israel was defiant on Sunday over a UN vote demanding it halt settlements in Palestinian territory, after lashing out at US President ...