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Israel's Shimon Peres, 93, dies in Tel Aviv: Israel Radio
Posted on Wednesday September 28, 2016

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said.

Syrian government launches Aleppo ground attack
Posted on Tuesday September 27, 2016

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and their allies attacked the opposition-held sector of Aleppo on several fronts on Tuesday, the biggest ground assault yet in a massive new campaign that has destroyed a U.S.-backed ceasefire.

U.S to deploy anti-missile system in South Korea 'as soon as possible'
Posted on Tuesday September 27, 2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will speed up deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system to South Korea given the pace of North Korea's missile tests, and it will be stationed there "as soon as possible," the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Tuesday.

Venezuela's Maduro calls for new era of relations with U.S.
Posted on Wednesday September 28, 2016

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is hopeful for improved relations with the United States, a day after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Germany boosts security for Muslim centres in Dresden after mosque bombing
Posted on Tuesday September 27, 2016

DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - German police are stepping up protection of Muslim institutions in Dresden after two improvised bombs exploded in the eastern city on Monday evening, one at a mosque and one at an international conference centre.