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Assad air force back in action in Damascus, hitting rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:38pm BST (Reuters) - Syrian warplanes bombed rebel suburbs of Damascus on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, in an offensive that opposition activists said showed President...

Israel Says it Conducts Joint Missile Test With U.S. September 3, 2013 at 9:03 am Syrian refugees arrive at the Turkish Cilvegozu gate border, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. Routine prevailed at a US-Turkish airbase in southern Turkey on Monday, a day after the US alleged that sarin gas was used in...

Insight: As Finland reels, Microsoft doubles down with Nokia phone deal A man uses the camera of a Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone as he poses in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic By Ritsuko Ando and Bill Rigby...

Why Nokia didn't sell its patents to Microsoft A Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone with Microsoft logos on the screen is shown in a photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Sep 3, 2013 7:05pm EDT...

Record radiation readings near Fukushima contaminated water tanks An aerial view shows the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and its contaminated water storage tanks (top) in Fukushima, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 31, 2013...

Kidnapper of three Cleveland women found dead in Ohio jail cell Ariel Castro, 53, sits in the courtroom during his sentencing for kidnapping, rape and murder in Cleveland, Ohio in this August 1, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/Files CLEVELAND | Wed Sep 4, 2013 1:00am EDT (Reuters)...

Mexico vigilantes take law into own hands After living in fear for years, Mexican communities are no longer afraid to fight back against drug cartels. Last Modified: 31 Aug 2013 03:42 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Microsoft and Google may sue US government Tech giants demand rights to speak more freely on US government's data requests in wake of revelations by Snowden. Last Modified: 31 Aug 2013 06:47 The tech sector has been pushing for greater transparency of government data requests [GALLO/GETTY]...

Anti-military protesters rally across Egypt Although most marches led by supporters of deposed President Morsi passed peacefully, at least six deaths reported. Last Modified: 31 Aug 2013 00:41 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

US Supreme Court judge to perform gay wedding Ruth Ginsburg will become first judge in nation's highest court to officiate same-sex marriage. Last Modified: 31 Aug 2013 05:48 The wedding comes after the landmark ruling in June to expand federal recognition of same-sex marriages [AP] US...

Putin demands US provide Syria attack proof Russian president says evidence must be provided to UN, rubbishes idea that Syria carried out gas attack as 'nonsense'. Last Modified: 31 Aug 2013 11:23 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D...

Scare or no scare, customers have little choice but Fonterra The Fonterra logo is seen near the Fonterra Te Rapa plant near Hamilton August 6, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel Marple By Naomi Tajitsu and Adam Jourdan WELLINGTON/SHANGHAI | Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:53pm EDT (Reuters) - However much China and...

China urges no U.N. action on Syria before probe completed China's ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Liu Jieyi (R) exits a meeting of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid BEIJING | Thu...

Pakistan prison escapee evolves into al Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist Security officials stand near a damaged jail gate after inmates escaped from the prison in the town of Bannu, northwest of Pakistan, in this April 15, 2012 file photo. Police officials said nearly 400 inmates escaped...

Exclusive: Syrian army moves Scud missiles to avoid strike Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (C) chats with military personnel during his visit to a military site in the town of Daraya, southwest of Damascus, on the 68th anniversary of army day, in this handout photograph distributed by...

Thai drug smuggler gets death sentence HANOI : A Thai drug smuggler has been sentenced to death in Vietnam, state media said yesterday. Published: 22/08/2013 at 12:00 AM Suracha Chaimongkol was caught by the camera as the Vietnam People's Court judge sentenced her to death for smuggling...

Doctors googled flesh-eating virus symptoms before woman's death, inquiry told By Clare Rawlinson August 22, 2013 Photo: Sara Hampel died after being taken to Gove Hospital suffering from sepsis caused by a flesh-eating bacteria A coronial inquest into the death of a 21-year-old woman from...

Power outage hits 60,000 homes, businesses Yahoo!7, AAP Updated August 22, 2013, 6:30 pm <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/A3IQY5VhpYw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Power has been restored to the 60,000 homes and businesses in Sydney's inner...

'Horned' creature washes up on beach: mystery solved Yahoo! Updated August 22, 2013, 7:23 pm It appears the mystery over a ‘horned’ sea creature that washed ashore a beach in Spain has been solved. The four-metre long creature was discovered on the Luis Siret Beach in Villaricos in Spain, in...

France says force needed if Syrian chemical attack proved true A survivor from what activists say is a gas attack rests inside a mosque in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus August 21, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh PARIS | Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:45am EDT (Reuters) - France said on Thursday that...