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Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad

Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad

Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a UN peace conference, angrily spelled out…
Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers

Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers

Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned…
Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze

Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze

Syria's government and its enemies come face to face on Wednesday for the first time as world powers try to…
Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west

Six of Spanish cyclist’s 12 guards killed in Pakistan’s wild west

Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead six guards protecting a Spanish cyclist in a violent and remote area of western Pakistan where…
Two feared dead as police clash with protesters in Ukraine

Two feared dead as police clash with protesters in Ukraine

Two demonstrators were on Wednesday reported killed in new anti-government unrest in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, inflaming protesters who confronted…
Thai government imposes state of emergency in Bangkok

Thai government imposes state of emergency in Bangkok

The Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from January 22 to help…
Nine Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan: army

Nine Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan: army

Nine Ugandan soldiers have been killed and 12 others wounded during a month fighting in South Sudan, the army said…
Gunmen kill leading figure of Yemeni Shi’ite group

Gunmen kill leading figure of Yemeni Shi’ite group

Unknown assailants shot dead a leader of the Yemeni Shi'ite Muslim Houthi group in Sanaa on Tuesday while driving to…
Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claims Beirut bombing

Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claims Beirut bombing

The Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, believed to be a franchise of the Syrian Al-Qaeda-linked group, on Tuesday claimed a bomb…
Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn after boycott threat

Iran invite to Syria talks withdrawn after boycott threat

UN chief Ban Ki-moon withdrew a last-minute invitation to Iran to attend peace talks on Syria on Monday after the…
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