Syria's more confident Assad gives Eid prayers in Hama
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with RIA Novosti and Sputnik in this handout picture provided by SANA on April 21, 2017, Syria. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
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Muslims in Asia pray for peace as Ramadan holy month ends
Muslims in Asia celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Sunday with prayers for peace as they marked the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. As at the start of Ramadan, during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours, Eid-al-Fitr depends on the sighting of the moon…
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Australian police use pepper spray to stop clashes at anti-immigration rally
By Harry Pearl | SYDNEY Australian police fired pepper spray to break up clashes between right-wing nationalists and anti-racism protesters on the streets of Melbourne on Sunday, the latest protest held by anti-immigration groups in the country. Far-right activists from the True Blue Crew, which says it is opposed to…
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Criminal gangs kill 11 in Mexico's Veracruz state
Eleven people were killed in Mexico’s Veracruz state by criminal gangs on Saturday, including four children and the head of the state’s federal police and two other federal police officers, Governor Miguel Angel Yunes said. Veracruz is home to rival drug cartels including the Zetas and Jalisco New Generation, or…
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More blood but no victory as Philippine drug war marks its first year
By Clare Baldwin and Andrew R.C. Marshall | MANILA Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime. Duterte…
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Turkey's Erdogan backs Qatar, says calls to shut base 'disrespectful'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he backed Qatar’s response to a list of demands issued by Arab states boycotting the Gulf emirate, and said calls for a Turkish military base there to close were disrespectful. Qatar has described the pressure by its larger neighbours as an “illegal blockade”…
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