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Amid carnage of war, Syria readies for Assad re-election

Amid carnage of war, Syria readies for Assad re-election

After three years of grinding conflict, the destruction of whole city districts and an exodus of refugees all triggered by…
Putin informed of Crimea’s request to join Russia

Putin informed of Crimea’s request to join Russia

President Vladimir Putin has been informed about the decision made by the Supreme Council of the Crimea on joining the…
IRNA: Iran to get second tranche of payment under nuclear deal

IRNA: Iran to get second tranche of payment under nuclear deal

Iran will soon receive a second installment of previously frozen assets which are being returned to it under an interim…
Libya: Niger extradites Qadhafi’s son Saadi to Tripoli

Libya: Niger extradites Qadhafi’s son Saadi to Tripoli

Niger has extradited Muammar Qadhafi's son Saadi, who just arrived in Tripoli and was brought to a prison, the Libyan…
North Korean military defends missile tests

North Korean military defends missile tests

North Korea on Wednesday defended a recent series of missile and rocket tests as justifiable self-defence drills and hit back…
UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes

UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes

All sides in Syria's civil war are using shelling and siege tactics to punish civilians and big powers bear responsibility…
Israel says shot 2 Hezbollah fighters on Syrian Golan

Israel says shot 2 Hezbollah fighters on Syrian Golan

Israeli troops shot two Hezbollah fighters who tried to plant a bomb near the fence between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights…
Witness: Gunfire erupts in army base in South Sudan capital

Witness: Gunfire erupts in army base in South Sudan capital

Gunfire erupted inside the main military barracks in the South Sudanese capital Juba on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, in…
US and Russia set for talks on Ukraine tension

US and Russia set for talks on Ukraine tension

The United States and Russia will hold talks on easing East-West tension over Ukraine on Wednesday as the West steps…
OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons

OPCW: Syria has relinquished about a third of its chemical weapons

Syria has shipped out about a third of its chemical weapons stockpile, including mustard gas, for destruction abroad, the global…
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