WASHINGTON - The order to withdraw US troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the controversial move.
SINGAPORE - From its towering "supertree" vertical gardens to a Formula 1 night race, Singapore is known for many attractions; underground space is not one of them.
ARBIN, Syria - With Christmas approaching, Nabil al-Aash dusts off religious books as he attempts to tidy up the war-scarred Saint George Church in the town of Arbin, northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus.
SYDNEY - Scientists are using an undersea robot to repopulate damaged sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to media reports.
ROME - After a raucous marathon session, the Italian Senate early on Sunday approved a national budget law that was tweaked after the European Union objected to plans by Italy's populist government to satisfy expensive campaign promises with a large deficit.
RABAT, Morocco - Moroccans gathered on Saturday in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Rabat in a candlelight vigil to honor two Scandinavian university students killed in a terrorist attack in the Atlas Mountains.
BUJUMBURA - When about 30 Burundian drummers practiced Burundi's traditional drum show in Gishora drum sanctuary in central Burundi, resounding beating drums and singing was heard from far.
NARUSAWA, Japan - From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's Imagine into the night - hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
WASHINGTON - A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting the Islamic State group has quit over US President Donald Trump's decision this week to pull US troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
ADEN - The head of a United Nations advance team tasked with monitoring a cease-fire between the Iranian-aligned Houthi group and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen's Hodeidah has arrived in Yemen, UN and local officials said on Saturday.
RAMALLAH/GAZA - Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Saturday night that the Palestinian Constitutional Court decided to dissolve the Palestinian Authority parliament, better known as the Palestinian Legislative Council.
TOKYO - More than 75,000 well-wishers paid their respects to Emperor Akihito who turned 85 on Sunday, his last birthday celebration at Tokyo's Imperial Palace before stepping down next year.
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