Islamic State beheads elderly Syrian antiquities scholar in Palmyra
He was a world-renowned scholar of antiquities, enchanted into his old age by Syria’s fabled city of Palmyra, which he called among the most beautiful in the world.
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Islamic State video urges followers in Turkey to rise up against Erdogan
Islamic State extremists have issued a call to war against Turkey, urging supporters in the country to rise up and conquer Istanbul, the country's largest city.
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Insurance claims for China explosions could top $1.5 billion, ratings agency says
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Airstrikes hit key Yemen port; rights group condemns civilian casualties
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Suspect in Bangkok bombing caught on security camera video
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Sri Lanka voters back reform-minded government, reject former strongman's comeback bid
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Former Iraqi leader Nouri Maliki could face charges over Mosul's fall
Who lost Mosul? The question could lead to Iraq’s former prime minister and many top lieutenants facing criminal charges.
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U.S. boosts support role in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen
A Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen has scored major gains this month, including recapturing the strategic port of Aden and the country's largest air base, after the Pentagon more than doubled the number of American advisors to provide enhanced intelligence for airstrikes.
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In Turkey, Kurd youths arm themselves with firebombs, guns, pickaxes
Hidden in a dank alley, Hassan and his companions, young ethnic Kurds, clutched homemade firebombs and pump-action shotguns, with red bandannas covering their faces and white surgical gloves on their hands.
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Air attack hits crowded market in Syria; more than 80 dead, watchdog says
Syrian government warplanes struck a crowded market in a rebel stronghold near Damascus on Sunday, a watchdog group said, killing 82 people and wounding more than 250. The carnage unfolded even as the U.N’s top aid official began a visit to the country to assess humanitarian needs.
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U.S. investigating possible ISIS mustard gas use against Kurds
The U.S. is investigating whether Islamic State militants used a mustard gas agent against Kurdish peshmerga forces in at least two incidents, most recently this week in northern Iraq, officials said.
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Bangladeshi authorities arrest 3 suspects in slaying of atheist writers
Authorities said Tuesday they had arrested three men, including a naturalized British citizen, in the killings of two prominent atheist writers this year, part of a wave of attacks blamed on Islamist militants in Bangladesh.
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Backdrop of Bangkok bombing: A country sliding into dictatorship
Leena Jang is surrounded by soap. Every box — and there are thousands of them — bears her face and name. They cover almost every surface in her small TV studio, stacked precariously on equipment and packed into cardboard boxes beneath overflowing shelves.
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Another deadline blown in search for peace in South Sudan
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir demanded more time to consider a proposed peace deal, apparently brushing aside a Monday deadline for leaders to make peace or face international sanctions.
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Former Sri Lankan strongman Rajapaksa aims for a political comeback
Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election defeat in January was the political surprise of the year in South Asia. Now the island nation is focused on him again.
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The anguish of Tianjin -- homes lost, loved ones missing
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Pakistani counter-terrorism official killed in suicide blast
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Senate Republican comes out against Iran deal
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Italy: At least 40 migrants dead at sea, 320 rescued
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Afghanistan's growing toy gun problem has gotten so bad the government finally acted
The first thing Mansour, 10, and Fawad, 9, did when their parents handed them holiday cash was to rush to the corner market and buy plastic guns resembling a Glock and a Beretta.
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Pair of palatial fixer-uppers pose challenge in Britain
They reign and rule over Britain, but now there's a plague on both their houses.
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Smuggling is just a way of life at Friendship Bridge
A long line of men and women bundled in coats and holding umbrellas, shuffle past a border patrol station, not even bothering to stop and check in. The officers ignore them as they pass.
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Koreans bow to heroes of the 1930s
A statue of a Korean man with a grenade in his right hand, winding up for the throw, looms over Hyochang Park in Seoul. The bronze figure, dressed in a Western-style suit and knee-length overcoat, is Lee Bong-chang, known for his attempt to assassinate Japanese Emperor Hirohito by throwing a grenade...
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A cry from the heart in Yemen: 'We are a nation of bereaved'
In the last four months of devastating war in my country, and in my years as a journalist before this conflict began, I have seen and written about many terrible things. But nothing prepared me for this.
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For China's gay men, Dongdan Park in Beijing offers haven
In 1984, Ning Guofeng, a.k.a. "Lady Paris," was arrested by police officers after visiting Dongdan Park in Beijing — the third time he was charged with "hooliganism" in seven years. Sent to a labor camp for three years, Ning, now 77 and known as "Granny Paris," still keeps returning to the scene...
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Black box recovered from 'totally destroyed' Indonesian plane, official says
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At least 18 killed and scores injured in bombing at Bangkok shrine
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Oscar Pistorius prosecutors file appeal four days before his expected release
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China orders nationwide safety inspection after Tianjin explosions
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Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane spotted, officials say
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Amid new explosions and fires at site of Chinese blasts, there is confusion over evacuation order
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