Key stages in the war against IS
Here are milestones in the fight against the Islamic State group as a Kurdish-Arab alliance announced an assault against the IS north of its Syrian bastion of Raqa.
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Monsanto: object of Bayer desire despite GMO fears
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer sees in agroindustry giant Monsanto a gem worth at least $62 million for its dominant global position selling seeds sought by farmers of corn, soybeans, cotton and other commodity crops.
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Savchenko: Ukraine's 'symbol of defiance' to Russia
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, freed by Russia in a prisoner exchange on Wednesday, has been condemned by Moscow as a murderer but was rapturously received as a national hero back home.
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Syria's Raqa: IS bastion along the Euphrates
Here are key points regarding Raqa, the northern city that serves as the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria.
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New Israeli defence minister's tough talk to be put to the test
Israel's newly named Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has pledged harsh actions against Palestinians, but there are doubts over whether the hardliner will be able to translate his provocative political rhetoric into concrete action.
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Iraq: from IS gains to the battle for Fallujah
Events in Iraq from the breakthrough by Islamic State group (IS) fighters in 2014 to the government counter-attack.
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From exile to trial: major dates since Habre fled Chad
Key dates from former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre's overthrow to his life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity over his brutal 1982-1990 rule, in a landmark trial in Senegal.
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Trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A Paris meeting Friday on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the latest attempt to tackle one of the world's most stubborn diplomatic issues.
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Maria Sharapova doping timeline
Timeline on Maria Sharapova doping case after the Russian star was banned for two years on Wednesday:
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