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Russia says Syria 'opposition' guided warplanes to bombing targets - 11/03/2015

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian jets bombed 24 targets in Syria Tuesday using coordinates supplied by "opposition representatives" -- the first time Moscow has claimed to work with opposition groups since...

Iran's Rouhani urges end to Saudi 'instrusions' in Mideast - 11/02/2015

TEHRAN, IRAN- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Monday on Saudi Arabia to end what he called the kingdom's "intrusions" in the Middle East in order to allow closer ties between the two regional...

Beam me up, Scotty: New 'Star Trek' TV series released in 2017 - 11/02/2015

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- "Star Trek," the TV cult classic with legions of devoted fans around the world, is being recreated in an entirely new production -- just in time to mark the 50th anniversary...

Obama to send special forces to Syria - 10/31/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- President Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria, the White House said Friday, reversing a long-standing...

German IS rapper killed in air strike in Syria: US - 10/31/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- A German rapper who joined the Islamic State group and publicly threatened President Barack Obama was killed in a US air strike in Syria, a defense official said Thursday....

Britain's The Sun to take down online paywall - 10/31/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Britain's The Sun newspaper will get rid of almost the entire paywall on its website next month just two years after installing it, the company said on Friday. The Sun, whose...

Cut off by IS advance, residents stranded in Syria's Aleppo - 10/29/2015

DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher Al Mounes- Hundreds of thousands of Aleppo residents are stranded and prices for basic goods are soaring after a jihadist advance cut the sole route to regime-held areas of...

Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey - 10/28/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Rob Lever- Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or...

UN overwhelmingly calls for end to US embargo on Cuba - 10/28/2015

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- The UN General Assembly called Tuesday for an end to the US embargo on Cuba in a resolution adopted by a near-unanimous vote, three months after the...

Western trio seeks UN action on Syria barrel bombs - 10/27/2015

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- Britain, France and Spain will soon present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on stopping the Syrian regime from using barrel bombs, the...
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