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The violence appeared to mark one of the bloodiest days in months in Syria, where a decade of conflict has killed thousands of people.

US ordered non-essential embassy staff to leave after bloodiest day of unrest in Myanmar.

After the bloodiest day since last month's military coup with 114 deaths on Saturday, security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday.

Myanmar security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said, as people across the country gathered to mourn 114 people killed.

The dead included 40 people, one of them a 13-year-old girl, in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay.

Opponents of the ruling junta on Sunday mourned the killings of at least 114 people by security forces in the bloodiest day.

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At least two other demonstrations were also planned in parts of Yangon.

A woman also died of a suspected heart attack after police broke up a teachers' protest with stun grenades.

Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market in a Shiite area, killed at least 86 people Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital this year.

President Barack Obama called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza on Sunday, on the bloodiest day of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, and dispatched top US diplomat John Kerry for talks.

Ukraine's interim president on Saturday declared two days of mourning after more than 50 people died.

Bombers killed 20 people and wounded dozens more in Pakistan on Tuesday in the bloodiest day of violence yet on the campaign trail for next month's historic general election.

At least 20 explosions and multiple shootings also left more than 170 people wounded in Iraq's bloodiest day in more than six months.

Scientists say it remains unclear how much climate change is reshaping the storm season.

The material provides new insight into the moon's geological history including the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.

Teenagers and young adults are becoming prime targets for a new wave of cyber scams, a trend raising alarm bells across Southeast Asia.

Before global leaders address plastic pollution, a Japanese manicurist highlights the issue by incorporating it into her nail designs.

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In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.