Syrian town struggles to cope alone after key victory over Islamic State
KOBANI, Syria (Reuters) - Almost three years after Kurdish fighters defeated Islamic State in the Syrian town of Kobani, residents still mou...
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Death toll from blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu rises to 85
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll from twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sat...
Read more »Afghan Taliban deny former hostage's claims of murder, rape
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Taliban spokesman denied on Sunday accusations by a Canadian man that one of his children had been murdered...
Read more »Local elections in Macedonia to test pro-Western policy
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonians go to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and town officials in a test for the new government that has pledged to...
Read more »Death toll from bomb attacks in Somalia's capital rises to 85
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll from two bomb attacks that tore through busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu ...
Read more »Iran's Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq's Kurdistan region for talks about the escalating crisis ...
Read more »China steps up war on poverty, though some still left behind
BEIJING (Reuters) - Wang Qin, 59, collects scrap at a demolished residential district on the outskirts of Beijing, working 15 hours a day an...
Read more »Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers ahead of PNG camp closure
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters marched through Sydney on Sunday to call for detainees, being held in controversial centers for as...
Read more »Tears and joy on Britain’s St. Helena as 'world's most useless airport' finally opens
JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (Reuters) - One of humanity’s most isolated outposts joined the 21st century on Saturday when the British island of St...
Read more »Europe's migration crisis casts shadow over Austrian election
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could see 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz become chancel...
Read more »Downcast Venezuela opposition seeks blow to Maduro through ballot box
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's political crisis shifts from barricades to the ballot box on Sunday with gubernatorial elections that co...
Read more »Syrian Islamic State fighters evacuate Raqqa city: SDF
AIN ISSA, SYRIA (Reuters) - A group of Islamic State fighters evacuated the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, taking civilians with them as hu...
Read more »Turkish army expands deployment in Syria's northwest: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Turkish army is expanding its deployment in northwest Syria with the goal of encircling a Kurdish enclave and reining ...
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