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Syrian rebels say they have captured a government helicopter base near Damascus as they try to close in on President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power in the capital.

Displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are often subject to indiscriminate attacks as fighting continues between government and rebel troops.

Twin suicide bombers have attacked a church inside a military base in Nigeria's Kaduna State, a volatile area known for sectarian and religious violence. Reuters news agency quotes a military spokesman as saying 11 people were killed and dozens injured.

Residents of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) protesting the capture by the M23 rebel group of Goma.

An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province yesterday, military officials reported.

The National Science Center is now training kids to stay safe from cyber attack malware when they’re surfing the web or using email and cell phones. A new online game called Cyber Swarm Defenders is targeted to 6th-8th grade students and is also appropriate for younger students.

Young boys playing in the rubble of the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City which was the target of Israeli airstrikes.

Russia has warned against NATO's possible deployment of Patriot missiles near Turkey's border with Syria.