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Victory In Sight For Syrian Army In Aleppo
The Syrian army's advance in Aleppo slowed on Thursday but a victory was still firmly in sight after President Bashar al-Assad vowed that retaking the city would change the course of the six-year-old war.
Too Many Left Behind By Globalisation, Says Bank Of England's Mark Carney
Bank of England governor Mark Carney warned on Monday that the openness of the world economy is endangered by growing frustration among many voters.
Italy In Turmoil After It Rejects Renzi Reforms
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi vowed to resign after suffering a crushing defeat on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform.
Putin Says Trump 'Clever', Will Understand New Responsibilities
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV.
Rebels Say They Won't Leave Aleppo; Syrian Army Sees Operation Over In Weeks
Rebels in Aleppo have told the United States they will not leave their besieged enclave in the city after Moscow called for talks with Washington over their withdrawal, signaling they will fight on even as their top commander was wounded.
Mourners Gather At Church To Remember Oakland Fire Victims
A fire that roared through a warehouse dance party in Oakland, California, killed more than nine people and left at least two dozen others missing and feared dead inside the gutted building, officials said on Saturday, as anguished friends and relatives awaited word of their fate.
South Koreans march close to presidential Blue House demanding Park resign
A protest in the South Korean capital of Seoul has drawn hundreds of thousands out against scandal-hit President Park Geun-hye.
Malaysia says Myanmar violence against Muslim Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'
Malaysia has issued a strongly-worded statement on what it describes as "ethnic cleansing" against Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority.
Bodies of Chapecoense Plane Crash Victims Returned To Grieving Brazilian Home Town
The wet drizzle mirrors the mood of the grieving town of Chapeco, Brazil, as it prepared Saturday to receive the bodies of victims of a plane crash in Colombia on Monday that devastated its football team.
Iraqi Christian Family's Search For Three-Year-Old Daughter Taken By ISIS
In a camp near Mosul a picture of a three-year-old girl, snatched from her mother's breast by Islamic State militants when they overran her Christian town two years ago, is taped to a wall along with a desperate plea from her parents.
Assad Aims To Take Aleppo Before Trump Takes Office
Syria and its allies aim to drive rebels from Aleppo before Donald Trump takes office as US President, a senior official in the pro-Damascus military alliance has said.
Winter Closes In On Refugees Fleeing Iraq's Mosul
The United Nations is asking donors to fund winter kits for 1.2 million people â preparing for a worst case scenario that much of the city's population may have to flee.
Trump Will 'Cleanse' America Of Muslims, Three Mosques Warned In Hateful Letters
Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims
From Persecution To Praise: The Catholic Church and Cuba
Baptised as a Roman Catholic and educated by Jesuits, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in Cuba in 1959.
In Northern Iraq, Persecuted Yazidis Risk Everything To Flee ISIS
ISIS has systematically killed, captured and enslaved thousands of Yazidis, whose beliefs combine elements of several ancient Middle Eastern religions and are regarded by Islamic State as devil-worshippers.
Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90
Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday.