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Marj al-Sultan in Eastern Ghouta falls to government troops after heavy fighting.

President Obama insists Washington's military offensive against the IS is 'harder than ever'.

Trump's doctor said the 69-year-old 'has had no significant medical problems'.

Alliance led by Saudi Arabia will "protect the Islamic nation from the evils of all terrorist groups."

The final Republican debate of 2015 will air live on CNN on 15 December.

The group uses taxation, extortion and confiscation to derive income, in addition to oil.

Opposition MPs say further autonomy to ethnic Serbs in Kosovo will increase Serbia's influence.

The student have also been banned from the city centre for a further five years.

Bus carrying Argentine police crashed off a bridge near Salta, 900 miles north of Buenos Aires.

Esperanto Day, also called Zamenhof Day, is celebrated on 15 December, which is the birthday of its creator.

Fighters armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades launched several attacks in an attempt to block the vote.

28 people are accused of attempting to overthrow Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on 13 May.

Police seize 3,500 counterfeit keepsake Vatican documents for Pope Francis's Holy Year of Mercy.

Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government agreed a ceasefire but peace may be short-lived.

Despite war and political turmoil from Maidan to Crimea, Ukrainian cinema has been a silver lining.

Aubervillers teacher had said masked assailant attacked him with scissors and box cutter knife.

They gave out roses to onlookers and carried placards calling for support for their cause.

In a now-deleted post, the festival said they would be open to transgender women who have undergone surgery.

A number of women have been elected to political office for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

IBTimesUK spoke with journalists and bloggers in Nigeria on Senator Na'Allah's controversial social media bill.

Police found pictures and texts praising terrorist acts and Islamic State on suspect's mobile phone.

An online group has put Barsik the cat up for mayor in the Russian city of Barnaul.

Battle-lines had followed the political divide but many fear violence could reopen ethnic rifts.

The wreck of the San Jose was recently discovered off the Caribbean coast.

Christie's auctioneers in London are selling more than 400 lots of PM's clothes, jewellery and handbags.

Lille residents say they're happy with FN's failure but warn that people want change in political landscape.

In a video posted on Friday, pastor questions the meaning behind Rainbow's theme

ICTR was set up by the UN to try suspects for the killing of Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Up to 100,000 protesters in Sao Paulo called for an end to corruption.