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Woman blows herself up in central Tunis
RAQQA, Syria: Sajed Salameh has spent days waiting at a mass grave in the Syrian city of Raqqa, hoping the bodies of his wife and three children will soon be found so he can
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One year on, Syrians in Raqqa exhume their dead for reburial
RAQQA, Syria: Sajed Salameh has spent days waiting at a mass grave in the Syrian city of Raqqa, hoping the bodies of his wife and three children will soon be found so he can
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Syrian Kurds boost fight against Daesh in east after setback
RAQQA, Syria: Sajed Salameh has spent days waiting at a mass grave in the Syrian city of Raqqa, hoping the bodies of his wife and three children will soon be found so he can
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Sri Lanka: Warnings of ‘bloodbath’ as political tensions rise
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has come under increased pressure to allow legislators resolve a power struggle with his sacked prime minister, amid warnings that the country's deepening political crisis could
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Nine people wounded in Tunis suicide bomb attack
At least nine people have been wounded in a suicide bomb blast that rocked the centre of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, according to the interior ministry. A 30-year-old suicide bomber detonated her explosives on Monday
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Russia’s new game in Syria
After several delays, the Istanbul summit finally took place on Saturday, bringing together the leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany to discuss peace in Syria. The four-way meeting was originally scheduled for early
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Gaza’s drinking water spurs blue baby syndrome, serious illnesses
This article is the first of a two-part series on Gaza’s water crisis. The second, which examines solutions to Gaza’s water and health catastrophe, will be published on Tuesday, October 30. Gaza - The unshaven
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The Confederate debate in my blood: My cousin Robert E Lee
More than 150 years ago, its creators surely intended for it to awe. Down the wide avenue, Robert E Lee sits on a horse; a powerful stallion carved into stone as he rides into battle.
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In Syria’s rebel north, Turkey deepens roots, spreads influence
AZAZ, Syria: “Brotherhood has no limits.” The phrase is painted in Arabic and Turkish on a wall in Azaz, the town at the heart of Turkey’s de facto protectorate in northern Syria.From Turkish-language classes
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KhalifaSat, UAE’s first Emirati-built satellite, launches from Japan
ROME: Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, whose self-styled Libyan National Army dominates the country’s east, was in Rome Monday for talks ahead of next month’s Sicily conference on the conflict-hit North African nation.Italy is trying


