DAMASCUS - Abu Abdo eases himself into the driver's seat, itching to try out freshly laid train tracks between two suburbs of Syria's capital, Damascus.
TORONTO - A film about the 2008 attack on a hotel in Mumbai received a standing ovation at its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and the cast and filmmakers said they believe that's because of the human portrayal not only of the victims but also the perpetrators.
SAN FRANCISCO - Engineers set to sea on Saturday to deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world's largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.
ATLANTA - Geoff Hale is a mild-mannered, bespectacled geologist by day, but he takes on a whole new persona when he steps into The Pit.
BERLIN - Combined support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance and their partners, the left-leaning Social Democrats, has hit a record low for any such 'grand coalition' government, according to a survey published on Sunday.
BAGHDAD - The United Nations special envoy to Iraq Jan Kubis on Saturday condemned violence and riots in Iraq's southern province of Basra, and urged Iraqi authorities to ensure law and order.
WASHINGTON - Several US media outlets reported on Saturday that the Trump administration has talked secretly with rebellious Venezuelan military officers several times to discuss their plans to stage a coup in the South American country.
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the quake-hit northern region of Hokkaido on Sunday, as officials confirmed two more deaths bringing the toll to 42.
SAN FRANCISCO - A "comfort women" memorial in San Francisco in California has recently become the target of vandalism ahead of the anniversary of its installment, and activists said the act may have been motivated by hate.
WASHINGTON - One after another, US President Donald Trump's top lieutenants stepped forward to declare: "Not me."
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is in serious condition after being hospitalized from a stab wound, local media reported on Thursday.
TEHERAN - The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey began a meeting in the Iranian capital on Friday to discuss the fate of the rebelheld province of Idlib in Syria as rival factions there prepared for what could be the conflict's last major battle.
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