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Ebola cases hit 20,000, death toll nears 8,000: WHO

More than 20,000 people have been infected by the deadly Ebola virus in the three worst-affected West African countries as the death toll nears 8,000, the World Health Organization has announced in its latest update on the disease.  The UN health...

Syria's depleted military ramps up conscription

DAMASCUS, (UPI) -- The Syrian military, depleted by desertions and casualties, has mobilized reservists and arrested draft-dodgers in the wake of planned peace talks. President Bashar al-Assad , whose country has seen a four-year civil war, an attempt by the Islamic State to...

Syrian regime to reopen its embassy in Kuwait

  DAMASCUS, (AP)— Three Syrian diplomats left Damascus for Kuwait Monday where they will reopen their country's embassy in the Persian Gulf nation, a Syrian official said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, told The Associated...