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Scientist drafts urban nuclear shelter guide - 01/15/2014

PARIS- A scientist published a guide Wednesday to help authorities limit deaths from fallout after a city is hit by a nuclear bomb. Taking cover in existing buildings is widely accepted as a critical...

US, Russia call for 'local ceasefires' ahead of Syria talks - 01/14/2014

PARIS, Michael Mainville, Nicolas Revise- Moscow and Washington made a joint call Monday for Syria's regime and rebels to agree to ceasefires in parts of their battle-scarred country ahead of peace...

Jordan Islamists slam US envoy over dabke folk dance - 01/14/2014

AMMAN- Jordan's Islamists on Monday criticised the US ambassador in Amman for taking part in a dabke folk dance at the inauguration of a project, describing it as "shocking behaviour." Following the...

Iran's Zarif to visit Syria ahead of peace talks - 01/13/2014

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to travel to Tehran ally Damascus in the next few days, media reported Sunday, amid preparations for a Syria peace conference. Zarif was...

Assad's departure 'inevitable': Friends of Syria - 01/13/2014

PARIS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have "no future" in the war-torn country, the opposition said Sunday after meeting with its support group, the Friends of Syria. "We all agreed...

Syrian troops advance on Aleppo area: activists - 01/12/2014

BEIRUT- Syrian troops seized a rebel-held town north of Aleppo Saturday and pushed toward part of Aleppo city, taking advantage of fighting between rebels and jihadists elsewhere, activists said....

Libya's deputy industry minister shot dead: security official - 01/12/2014

TRIPOLI- Libya's deputy industry minister, Hassan al-Droui, was shot dead during a visit to his hometown of Sirte, east of Tripoli, security and hospital sources said Sunday. The identity of the...

Woman to give birth to own granddaughter in US - 01/11/2014

LOS ANGELES- A 58-year-old Utah woman is expecting a baby she is carrying for her daughter, with plans to give birth to her own granddaughter, reports said Friday. Julia Navarro, a Peruvian who lives...

Sexist climate plagues US military academies: officials - 01/11/2014

WASHINGTON, Dan De Luce- Sexual assault cases have declined at two of the three US military academies but students still worry they will suffer social retaliation if they report an incident,...

Jihadists fighting back in north Syria - 01/10/2014

DAMASCUS- Jihadists battling rebels in northern Syria sought Thursday to recover turf lost during nearly a week of fighting between them that has killed hundreds in the latest twist in the civil war....
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