Shells hit S Syria city for first time in three yrs

BEIRUT, June 20 (AFP): Rebel shellfire slammed into the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Tuesday for the first time in three years, a monitor said, as fresh regime reinforcements arrived in the area.The government holds most of Sweida province but rebels still control much of the nearby Daraa and...

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US quits UN human rights council

WASHINGTON, June 20 (BBC): The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a "cesspool of political bias".The "hypocritical and self-serving" body "makes a mockery of human rights", said US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley.Formed in 2006, the Geneva-based council has been criticised for...

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Minor blast at London train station leaves five injured

LONDON, June 20 (AFP): A "minor" explosion at an underground train station in London late Tuesday left five people injured, none seriously, British police said, adding that the incident appeared to be caused by an electrical short circuit.The London police said they were alerted by a phone call that an...

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