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Assad: Russia's campaign against ISIS is vital to save Middle East
The military campaign by Russia, Syria and its allies is vital to save the Middle East from destruction, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said, a day after Moscow said it would step up air strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria.
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Myanmar: Religious tensions grow as thousands of nationalist monks stage rally
Thousands of Myanmar's nationalist monks and their supporters prayed, clapped and held speeches at a large rally in the country's biggest city on Sunday, in a show of growing clout of radical Buddhists ahead of a Nov. 8 election.
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Pope opens synod; calls for welcoming Church but no gay marriage
Pope Francis on Sunday reaffirmed Catholic opposition to gay marriage as he opened a three-week gathering of bishops from around the world but said the Church had to show love and understanding towards all.
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Hundreds feared dead in Guatemala landslide
Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors of a massive landslide in Guatemala that killed at least 86 people, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds of others still missing.
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Russia to step up air strikes in Syria
Russia said on Saturday it will step up air strikes in Syria, escalating a military intervention which Moscow says is weakening Islamic State militants but which Western powers say aims to support President Bashar al-Assad.
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Gunman in Oregon college massacre committed suicide
The gunman who killed his English professor and eight others at an Oregon community college committed suicide after a shootout with police who arrived within five minutes and exchanged fire with him almost immediately, authorities said.
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Vatican sacks priest after he comes out as gay
The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office on Saturday after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality.
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Britain: Only 5 per cent of Russian strikes aimed at Islamic State
Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, the defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad.
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Families and friends grieve for Oregon college massacre victims
Tributes have poured out for those killed in the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Thursday morning.
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Oregon gunman enrolled at college he attacked in deadly rampage
A heavily armed gunman who shot to death an English professor and eight others in an Oregon community college classroom was identified on Friday as a student in the class who previously had been turned away from a private firearms training academy.
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Nine dead in another US college shooting: 'Somehow this has become routine,' says Obama
The suspect fired dozens of shots into a classroom full of screaming students.
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Russian airstrikes hit CIA- trained rebels as Iran moves troops to support Syrian regime
The civil war is turning still more regional and global in scope.