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The US ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has accused Russia of telling outright lies about its actions in Syria. She said the Russians were not involved in counter-terrorism there, but in barbarism. Russia's ambassador Vitaly Churkin ac
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A Mass for Peace has been taking place in the Cathedral of the Colombian city of Cartagena where a historic peace accord between the government and FARC rebels is due to be signed in a few hours. It marks the end of a 50-year-conflict in which more t
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Scientists in the United States say the first baby has been born using a new three-person-fertility technic. The baby boy who was now five months old was born to Jordanian parents who were treated by an American team in Mexico as procedures are not a
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The US Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Washington will suspend all contacts with Moscow over Syria if Russia does not take immediate action to end the assault on Aleppo. In a phone call with Mr. Lavro
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President Obama says a dangerous precedent has been set by the decision of the U.S. Congress to overrule his veto of legislation, allowing families of victims of the September 11th attacks to sue the Saudi government. Mr. Obama said the bill eliminat
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The human rights group, Amnesty International, says the government of Sudan has used chemical weapons against its own people in Darfur. It says that since January, more than 200 people, including dozens of children, have died in agony, after exposure
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Republican Party leaders in the U.S. Congress have said they want to reconsider legislation allowing the families of victims of the September 11th attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. The White House had warned that the law could expose American troops to pr
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An air raid on the rebel-held eastern half of the Syrian city of Aleppo has struck the area's largest hospital for the second time in a matter of days. The French Foreign Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, condemned the latest strike. He said hitting he
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The United States has announced the suspension of talks with Russia over Syria. The State Department said Moscow had not lived up to the terms of the ceasefire agreement last month. It accused Russia and Syria of intensifying their attacks against ci
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One person has died in Haiti as one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years approaches the country. Hurricane Matthew is expected to cause flooding and landslides when it makes landfall in the next few hours. Its center is expected t
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Officials in Haiti say at least 800 people are now are known to have been killed by hurricane Matthew which struck the country on Tuesday. The hurricane hit the country's southwestern peninsula virtually destroying the main town Jeremy and tens of th
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The Houthis rebel movement in Yemen has accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing at least 82 people in an airstrike that targeted a funeral ceremony. More than 500 people were injured in the attack. The victims were mourners who'd crowded into a ha
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The United States and Russia have announced that they'll resume their talks in an effort to halt the bloodshed in Syria. Washington broke off all negotiations with Moscow nine days ago amid extreme tension over the failure to secure a ceasefire. The
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President Obama has warned Americans that democracy itself is on the ballot in November's presidential election. Speaking at a rally for Hillary Clinton, he condemned the threat by the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, to jail Mrs. Clinton if he we
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The U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is facing further accusations of sexual assault. A woman who once appeared on his TV show, The Apprentice, said Mr. Trump had tried to force himself on her in 2007. Another said the billionair
