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24 May 2013 Last updated at 03:00 ET

Transition plan floated for SyriaMoaz al-Khatib

As Syria's main opposition coalition begins three days of key talks, its leader puts forward a transition plan for the country.

CoronavirusWHO urges sharing over coronavirus

The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.

US President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, DC 23 May 2013Obama defends 'just' drones war

President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.

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  • Funeral of Iraqi police officer in Najaf, 20 MayThe worst of times

    Iraq appears to be slipping back into mire of sectarian killings

  • Hezbollah supporters (not seen) hold a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (L), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his late father president Hafez al-Assad (C) in the southern town of Bint Jbeil on 22 September 2012Bitter taste

    Hezbollah's support for Assad hardens European attitudes

  • presidential election candidatesIran's next leader

    Profiles of the eight candidates set to contest Iran's presidential poll

  • Ali Ayyad stands close to the Cliff HotelLaw of the land

    Landmark ruling could halt Israel's seizure of Palestinian property

  • Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (11 May 2013)Pushed out

    Rafsanjani exclusion shows Iran establishment's weakness

  • Dubai Dubai calling

    The young Africans who seek a brighter future in the Gulf

  • Farmer Karam Hussein Echoes of revolution

    How the shake-up in Egypt is being felt far from Cairo

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    A dance teacher's mission to bring children together in the mixed Jewish and Arab city of Jaffa

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