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A 48-hour ceasefire to halt fighting in the Syrian town of Zabadani and two villages in the northwestern province of Idlib began at 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Wednesday, Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported.

A wave of attacks on Afghan army and police bases and American special forces in Kabul has killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, during the deadliest day in Kabul for years.

Their report, meant to serve as reference for Abe’s statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, covered more than 100 years of history in 38 pages.

Nigerian troops have rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several of the Islamic extremist group’s camps in the north east, according to the army.

The remark triggered an angry exchange with Senator Rand Paul, who shouted across the stage that Trump was “already hedging his bets because he’s used to buying politicians”.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat, shrugging off recent falls on global share markets on the back of China’s surprise devaluation of its currency.

The current CEO of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Larry Page, announced on Monday that the board has decided to form a new umbrella company called Alphabet, which would be a holding company for all the existing units within Google. Alphabet, which will be looked after by Google exec...

A case has been registered under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code against her and the police have summoned her for questioning.

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson told reporters Monday after a court hearing that authorities were alerted of problems at the home by the mother of victim Valerie Jackson.

Sprint is the latest US carrier to make it easier (and cheaper) for customers to communicate with friends and family around the world.

The yuan had strengthened along with the dollar, hurting exporters and raising the risk of politically risky job losses in manufacturing industries that employ tens of millions of workers. Holders of yuan can preserve value by purchasing bitcoin and then cashing out to yuan,...

In this monitor image released to the media, workers restarting the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima Prefecture are seen in the plant’s central control room, shortly after 10:30 a.m. on August. 11, 2015.

The MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Hilda on August. 8, 2015, when it was east of Hawaii. Hawaii is at the upper left. Hurricane Hilda is forecast to weaken as it approaches Hawaii during the next few days.

At least 50 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a wave of attacks on the Afghan army, police and U.S. special forces in the Afghan capital Kabul.

No inmates besides David Sweat and the deceased Richard Matt were found to have any connection with the prison break; several prison employees, on the other hand, have been charged, suspended, or fired.