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Syria: UN envoy travels to Turkey for talks on ‘freeze’ of conflict in Aleppo

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A damaged building in Aleppo City, Syria.

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India Tightens Security in Kashmir Ahead of Modi Speech

New Delhi has deployed thousands of troops across the India-controlled part of Kashmir as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to make a campaign visit to the region just days after deadly militant attacks.

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Syria Says Israel Launches 2 Airstrikes Against It

Syria is accusing Israel of launching two airstrikes on it Sunday, one near the Damascus international airport and another near the town of Dimas, close to the border with Lebanon.

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Somalia: UN Envoy 'appalled' by deadly terrorist attacks in Baidoa, calls for political unity

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Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay.

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North Korea Denies Hacking Sony Pictures

North Korea has denied responsibility for a devastating cyber attack on the Sony Pictures computer network, despite the fact that no one has officially accused the Stalinist nation of being the culprit.

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NATO, Merkel Are Playing with a Cuban Missile Crisis

The current policy of President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron, NATO, the EU, and Chancellor Merkel is concentrated on a single goal: driving President Putin out of office by a policy of regime change. All the stops have been pulled out for a foreign-steered color revolution, not only in Ukraine, but also in Russia: escalation of sanctions and economic war to ruin the Russian economy with the aim of overthrowing Putin; escalating military expansion; and a NATO arms buildup. These measures are a “chicken game,” but a game with thermonuclear fire, at the end of which we may all be obliterated.

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BRICS Nations Aim for the Moon and Mars

The momentum for stretching mankind’s scientific inquiry into the further reaches of space now lies with Eurasia, as was clearly shown at the International Astronautical Congress, held in Toronto Sept. 29-Oct. 3.

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Protests Against Police Continue After Funeral of NY Man Shot by Officer

New York City saw a fourth night of protests Saturday over police violence against minorities, after the funeral for an unarmed black man who was killed by a police officer last month.

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UN chief scores goal for peace in football game to mark ‘Christmas Truce’ of 1914

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An iconic game of football was played at UN Headquarters to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

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Soldiers, Police Killed in Predawn Attack in Indian Kashmir

Indian police say a predawn suicide attack on an army camp in Kashmir has left three army soldiers, two policemen and two militants dead.