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News Desk  Damascus: In a dramatic turn of events, Syrian rebel forces declared a "new era" on Sunday, announcing their control over the capital, Damascus, and claiming that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country. Rebel…

AFP/APP Washington: Democrats voted to rescue the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday after a right-wing lawmaker moved to topple him, plunging the already-divided party into fresh conflict ahead of…

AFP/APP Paris: Chad's junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is hoping to sweep May 6 elections and extend the more than three-decade rule of his family over the central African country. The election comes a week after the west African…