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Mortar attack kills 9 in Syrian capital
A militant mortar attack on the Syrian capital claims the lives of at least nine civilians.

A militant mortar attack on the Syrian capital claims the lives of at least nine civilians.

Iran has dismissed steep oil price discounts when the country ramps up exports with the lifting of sanctions in 2016.

Germany says it will deploy troops to Turkey aboard NATO aircraft.

Czech President Milos Zeman calls the recent record influx of refugees into Europe “an organized invasion.”

The number of foreign-backed terrorists withdrawing from Syria toward the Turkish border has doubled.

The United States by far has the largest military budget and is the leading supplier of arms around the world, says an analyst and anti-war activist.

President Rouhani says Muslim countries must strengthen unity to counter enemies’ plots, including terrorism and extremism.

Turkish journalists march in support of jailed colleagues from the daily Cumhuriyet.

Iran dismisses unfounded claims by the Arab League about its interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.

Bahraini regime forces attack protesters southeast of the capital, Manama.

Iraqi government forces make fresh gains against Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the country’s conflict-ridden western province of Anbar.

Israeli troops shoot and arrest a Palestinian man in al-Quds after an alleged stabbing attack.

Storm-related incidents claim the lives of four more people in the US on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 22.

Over 150,000 people are forced to flee their homes due to severe flooding in South America.

The majority of Americans say the most important events of 2015 were the mass shootings in the United States.

The Russian army has released a rare footage from a Tor-M2U surface-to-air missile launcher capable of firing while on the move.

Investigators in Houston, Texas have determined that a fire at a mosque that broke out Friday was intentionally set.

At least 14 people have been killed in northern Nigeria in the Christmas Day by the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group.