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Syrian Protests Over Lack of Security Leave 2 Dead Days after a bombing at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area, members of the religious minority...
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Guinea Goes to Polls as Ruling Junta Seeks Legitimacy Whoever wins faces the daunting task of feeding the West African country’s poor and navigating the interests...
Families Demand Answers a Year After Deadliest Plane Crash in South Korea Many details of the Jeju Air disaster that killed 179 people remain unclear despite...
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign New details of deliberations show how aides with overlapping agendas drove the United States toward a militarized...
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She Studied the Health Effects of Wildfires, Until the E.P.A. Cut Her Grant Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of...
In Myanmar, the Election Is Called Fake, but the Human Suffering Is Real A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country...
Thailand and Cambodia Reach Cease-Fire in Brutal Border War The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens...