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Iranian Soldier Lauded After Risking Life To Save Dog
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US Adds Bin Laden's Son To Terror Blacklist
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Groups Call For Release Of Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein
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Brazil Drug Gangs Spark Prison Riot, 56 Dead
BRASILIA Drug gangs sparked a prison riot that killed 56 people, with decapitated bodies thrown over prison walls in the bloodiest violence in more than two dec
Brazil Drug Gangs Spark Prison Riot, At Least 56 Dead
BRASILIA A prison riot has left at least 56 dead, with decapitated bodies thrown over prison walls in the bloodiest violence in more than two decades in Brazil'
Syrian Rebels Say They Froze Talks On Russian-backed Peace Conference Due To Ceasefire Violations
A rebel fighter stands on a lookout point with his weapon on the forth day of the truce, on al-Rayhan village front near the rebel held besieged city of Douma,
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Hundreds of civilians fled a mountainous region outside the Syrian capital on Sunday where government forces battled several insurgent groups, including one exc
Pope, In Year-end Message, Urges Action On Youth Unemployment
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Iranian Airliner Returns To Airport After Engine Failure
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Baghdad Blasts Kill 29 As Mosul Fighting Intensifies
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A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey was in effect early on Friday, a potentially major breakthrough in the nearly 6-year conflict, des
Ceasefire Backed By Russia, Turkey Takes Effect
A ceasefire in Syria has gone into effect after the government and some armed opposition groups approved a truce agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey. Thursd
Russia And Turkey Broker Nationwide Ceasefire Deal
Syrian government leaders have signed a ceasefire deal with seven opposition groups and agreed to start peace talks, expected early in the New Year. It remains
Labour’s Minimum Wage Debacle
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Oil Prices Fall To $44.05 Amid Uncertainty Over Saudi Arabia Minister’s Exit
• Canada's wildfire shuts-in 645,000bpd International crude oil prices dropped to $44.05 yesterday amid market uncertainty generated by the removal of Saudi A
Prepare For Life Beyond Oil, Port Harcourt Forum Tells Govt
Offshore oil platform Stakeholders in the organised private sector have urged the Federal Government and nation's economic managers to begin to prepare for life