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Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter 04 May 2017 - 02:59 pm
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty (L) is taken on a stretcher towards an ambulance at a hospital in Mumbai on May 4, 2017.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Iraqi army advances in Mosul 04 May 2017 - 02:05 pm
Members of the Iraqi security forces hold a position inside a building on the front line in Mosul's Old City on May 3, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Raqqah Council to rule city: Pentagon 04 May 2017 - 01:16 pm
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35 dead in Iran coal mine blast 04 May 2017 - 01:09 pm
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First day of Astana talks ends without result 04 May 2017 - 12:54 pm
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Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul 04 May 2017 - 12:31 pm
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Iran oppositionist accused of insulting troops in Syria 04 May 2017 - 11:30 am
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Trump to Abbas on Middle East peace: 'We will get it done' 03 May 2017 - 08:09 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as they deliver a statement at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Russia, Turkey agree Syria safe zones must boost truce: Putin 03 May 2017 - 07:23 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a news conference following their talks in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool
11 journalists killed in Iraq in past year: watchdog 03 May 2017 - 06:01 pm
A member of Iraqi forces walks inside Al-Salam hospital destroyed during the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants east of Mosul, Iraq May 2, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
More than 50 miners trapped in explosion in Iran, some feared dead 03 May 2017 - 03:27 pm
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Five years, billions of dollars needed to rebuild Mosul 03 May 2017 - 03:05 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 26, 2017 shows An Iraqi man amid the rubble of destroyed houses in the Mosul al-Jadida area, following air strikes in which civilians have been reportedly killed during an ongoing offensive against the Islamic State
Blast near Turkish border as Syria cease-fire talks resume 03 May 2017 - 02:34 pm
A still image taken from a video posted to a social media website said to be shot on May 3, 2017, shows what is said to be the site of a car bomb in what is said to be Azaz, Syria.
Syrian armed opposition suspends participation in Astana peace talks 03 May 2017 - 01:53 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on January 23, 2017 shows chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (C) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group attending the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel.  AFP / Kirill KU
Syria: 4 civil defense workers killed in roadside blast 03 May 2017 - 12:49 pm
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Putin, Merkel discuss Syria, Ukraine 03 May 2017 - 12:25 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Russian president Vladimir Putin (R) shake hands during a press conference after their meeting in Sochi, Russia on May 2, 2017. ( Nataliy Zemboska - Anadolu Agency ).
IS suicide attack kills 2 policemen in northern Iraq 03 May 2017 - 12:11 pm
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Bomb blast kills four in rebel-held northern Syria town 03 May 2017 - 10:57 am
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