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EU leaders agree one bln UN aid at refugee summit - 09/24/2015

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Danny Kemp and Lachlan Carmichael- EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria's neighbours, including one billion dollars through UN agencies,...

Syrian rock musicians on unexpected 'exile tour' through Europe - 09/24/2015

ZAGREB, CROATIA, Lajla Veselica- Like tens of thousands of their fellow countrymen fleeing war, members of a Syrian rock group exiled in Lebanon undertook a perilous journey to reach Europe. But...

Lebanon's Hezbollah to stop fighting in Syrian war: Report - 09/22/2015

Unconfirmed report suggests that after at least two years, the Lebanese militant group is ready to stop fighting in Syria's civil war Hezbollah members carrying a coffin in April at the funeral of...

IS executes 10 people accused of being gay in Syria - 09/21/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State jihadist group executed nine men and a boy it accused of being gay in central and northern Syria on Monday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for...

Migrants start arriving in Austria across Slovenian border - 09/20/2015

VIENNA, AUSTRIA- Some 150 migrants entered Austria from across the Slovenian border on Saturday, opening up a new route for the thousands seeking to cross the Balkans into northern Europe. The...

Russia and US defense chiefs in Syria talks - 09/19/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Laurent Barthelemy / with Maria Antonova in Moscow and Celine Clery in London- Russia and the United States launched military talks on the Syrian conflict on Friday as...

Lebanese TV station cleared of contempt in Hariri case - 09/19/2015

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, Jan Hennop- A Lebanese television station was Friday cleared of charges of contempt for publishing details of witnesses in the trial of the alleged killers of former prime...

Migrants settle scores with Hungarian police - 09/18/2015

RÖSZKE, HUNGARY, Calin Neacsu- "I hate you, Hungary! Thank you, Serbia," said one Iraqi migrant, Hussan, clutching a stone as he rushed to attack the Hungarian police on the border with Serbia. It...

Assad chides West over refugee crisis as air war heats up - 09/17/2015

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has chided Western nations for "crying" over refugees flooding into Europe, claiming that their support for "terrorists" lies at the roots of his...

All aboard the Vatican train for pope's summer castle - 09/17/2015

CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- It was once used exclusively by popes, but the Vatican's train line can now be ridden by all from the Holy See to the papal summer palace. Each...
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