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Yemen rebels attack Saudi border, dozens dead - 05/01/2015

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, Ian Timberlake- Saudi Arabia said its forces on Thursday killed dozens of Iran-backed rebels from Yemen who launched their first major attack on the kingdom since Saudi-led air...

NASA detects possible polar cap on Pluto - 04/30/2015

MIAMI, UNITED STATES- Pluto may have a polar ice cap, NASA scientists said Wednesday after analyzing the latest images from an unmanned spacecraft that is approaching the distant dwarf planet. The...

T.Rex's 'bizarre' vegetarian cousin puzzles scientists - 04/28/2015

PARIS, FRANCE, Mariette Le Roux- Tyrannosaurus rex, one of history's most dreaded carnivores, had an odd-looking vegetarian cousin with a tiny head, long neck and stubby fingers, scientists said...

Yemen crisis spills into new Iran-US nuclear talks - 04/28/2015

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Jo Biddle and Carole Landry- US top diplomat John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart Monday hoping to push forward tough nuclear negotiations as they reach the final phase,...

Syria changes passport rules for citizens abroad - 04/27/2015

DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Syrian authorities will allow citizens abroad, including refugees who fled the war, to obtain passports without an intelligence service review for the first time, Syria's Al-Watan...

Air raids on market kill 40 as Syria regime hits back - 04/27/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Air strikes on a marketplace Sunday killed at least 40 civilians, including women and children, as Syrian forces stepped up attacks on rebels a day after losing a key border town....

Withdrawing Syria troops 'executed' prisoners: monitor - 04/26/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syrian government forces executed at least 23 prisoners before withdrawing from the city of Jisr al-Shughur as rebel forces entered it on Saturday, a monitoring group said. The...

Dozens of dinosaur eggs found at construction site in China - 04/24/2015

BEIJING, CHINA- The Chinese city that holds the world record for largest number of dinosaur eggs has added to its collection after dozens more were unearthed at a construction site, state media...

At least 42 dead in rebel-IS clashes near Damascus: monitor - 04/23/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- At least 42 fighters were killed in 24 hours of fierce fighting between Islamist rebels and the Islamic State group in Syria's Damascus province, a monitoring group said Wednesday....

Washington Post journalist faces spy trial in Iran - 04/23/2015

TEHRAN, IRAN, Arthur MacMillan- A Washington Post reporter detained in Iran will be tried for espionage and collaborating with "hostile governments", in a decision branded absurd Monday by the White...
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