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US, Russia clinch Syria deal, aim for truce
The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on September 10 to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce effective from sundown on September 12 improved humanitarian aid access and joint military targeting of banned Islamist groups.
Facebook reinstates Vietnam photo after outcry over censorship
Facebook Inc on September 9 reinstated a photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack during the American war in Vietham, after a public outcry over its removal of the image including harsh criticism from Norway's prime minister.
Syrian army secures road to Aleppo: state TV
The Syrian army secured a road into the government-held side of Aleppo that was captured by rebels last month and was expected to soon open it for civilians, state-owned al-Ikhbariya TV reported on September 9.
Thailand, Malaysia consider border wall to boost security
The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia agreed on Friday to increase intelligence sharing on security and to move forward in possibly building a border wall to combat transnational terrorism and smuggling.
Sept. 11 drama on Air Force One unfolds in Bush aide's handwritten notes
The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001.
DPRK conducts fifth and largest nuclear test
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its fifth nuclear test on September 9, setting off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile.
In about-face, Kerry heads to Geneva to meet Russia's Lavrov
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russia's foreign minister in Geneva about a ceasefire deal for Syria, the State Department said on September 8 in a sudden about-face after saying it did not believe a meeting was worthwhile.
Turkish military says takes control of four settlements in Syria operation
Turkey's military said on September 8 it had taken control of four residential areas in northern Syria as it presses an offensive to sweep Islamic State out of a patch of border territory and prevent Kurdish militia fighters gaining ground in their wake.
UN nuclear agency says Iran sticking to nuclear deal
Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, a report by the UN nuclear agency found.
Nine Yemeni civilians, four of them children, killed in air strike: residents
At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed on September 8 in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a residential building north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, residents said.