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Siege of Homs ends with near absolute victory for Assad

The last rebels were leaving the centre of the battleground city of Homs  yesterday, handing a symbolic victory to Syrian…

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Strong quake shakes Mexico

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico Thursday, causing buildings to sway in…

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13 die in Indian train accident

An Indian official says a train has crashed into a jeep at an unmanned railroad crossing in northern Uttar Pradesh…

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Helicopter crash off Ghana kills 3

Three people were killed on Thursday when a helicopter carrying eight passengers crashed off Ghana´s western coast, home to the…

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Four children among five killed in Spain minibus crash

Four children and a member of a  youth football team were killed when their minibus crashed into a mechanical digger…

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Policeman shot dead in Venezuela protests

A Venezuelan policeman died after he was shot in the neck Thursday in clashes with anti-government demonstrators in Caracas angered…

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US experts to help look for missing girls in Nigeria

A team of US experts has been sent to Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last month…

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Head of S Korea ferry owning company detained

The head of the maritime company that owns the South Korean ferry that sank with the loss of around 300…

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Former NSA director says Snowden ‘manipulated’ by Russia

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is being manipulated by Russian authorities, the former director of the US National Security…

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