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Russian-Backed Talks On Syria Flop After Rebel No-Show

Russian-led peace efforts for Syria foundered Wednesday as a third round of talks ended with no progress after rebels...

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Bombs Rock Damascus As War Enters Seventh Year

Two suicide bombings hit Damascus Wednesday including an attack at a central courthouse that killed at least 32 people,...

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Curbing Pollution Can Prevent 3 Mn Chinese Deaths A Year

China can avoid three million premature deaths each year if it slashes a type of fine particle air pollution to UN...

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Trump’s New Travel Ban Faces Day In Court

President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

President Donald Trump held his first White House meeting with a Muslim and Middle East leader Tuesday when he lunched...

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Trump Meets Top Saudi Prince As Yemen War Rages

US President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House...

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EU Unveils Syria Reconstruction Plan

The EU unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to support the reconstruction of war-torn Syria, calling it a "dividend" to...

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New Round of Syria Peace Talks Opens Without Rebels

A third round of Russian-backed talks on the Syrian war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana on Tuesday without armed...

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Ghana To Introduce Dedicated Traffic Cameras In June

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by...

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Ghana To Introduce Dedicated Traffic Cameras By June

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) is to install the first-ever dedicated traffic cameras in the country by...

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States Pile Pressure On New Trump Travel Ban

A group of US states run by Democrats on Monday stepped up the pressure in federal court for the suspension of...

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Listless Bunyodkor Lose Again In Asia

Uzbek giants Bunyodkor crashed to a third successive defeat in the Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 at...

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Hyundai Signs 3 Bn Euro Deal For Iran Oil Project

Hyundai has signed a deal worth three billion euros ($3.2 billion) to invest in a major Iranian oil project, the South...

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Six Years On, Aleppo Dares To Dream of End To Syria War

When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native...

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US-Iranian and Wife Charged Over Tehran Parties

A jailed US-Iranian and his wife have been formally charged with hosting parties in Tehran, while another couple were...

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Iran FM Says Netanyahu Faking History and Jewish Faith

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu of ignorance about history and the...

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Powerful Saudi Prince To Meet Trump

Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seeking foreign investment in an economic reform plan,...

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Ex-Qaeda Affiliate In Syria Claims Damascus Bombings

Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front on Sunday said in a statement it was behind twin bombings...

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Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...