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The battle for Aleppo
Following are key moments in the battle for Aleppo, the former commercial capital of Syria, since civil war broke out in March 2011.
London's contrasting mayoral hopefuls: Goldsmith and Khan
The favourites to become London's new mayor on Thursday are two completely contrasting candidates: Zac Goldsmith, the son of a tycoon financier, and Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan.
A Trump challenge: uniting bitter Republicans
US Republicans have taken to social media in droves to burn their voter registration cards, renounce their political affiliation, and pledge never to vote for their party's presumptive nominee Donald Trump in November.
Is Hillary a sure thing for the White House?
In a US election that has ripped up, chewed through and spat out conventional wisdom, Hillary Clinton is still favorite to beat Donald Trump in November.
Brazil's Rousseff: from insurgent to impeachment
Dilma Rousseff survived torture as a guerrilla opposing Brazil's military dictatorship. Four decades later, as president, she's fighting for her political survival.
Temer: the man poised to be Brazil's next president
Michel Temer used to be known in Brazil as a behind-the-scenes operator, but that was before he pulled the trigger on a masterful plot to topple his boss, President Dilma Rousseff, and take her job.
Brazil impeachment: how we got here -- where we're going
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face an impeachment trial, sending the Latin American giant's political crisis into dramatic new territory.
All aboard: Austria's dapper rail boss turned chancellor
Christian Kern, set to be Austria's new chancellor, fixed the national rail company. Now he has to get the government and his party back on track -- and put the brakes on the far-right.
Zhang Dejiang: economics student to Chinese potentate
Top Chinese Communist Zhang Dejiang, currently visiting Hong Kong, studied economics in North Korea and went on to run China's richest and most populous province before ascending to the highest levels of the ruling party.
Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls: two years gone
Here is a snapshot of key events since the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from the remote town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria two years ago.
Austria torn between far-right 'gladiator' and 'glitterati' professor
One is a partially disabled gun enthusiast of the far-right, the other a distinguished elderly professor with Green backing -- Austria's presidential candidates mirror the deep rift splitting the country as it prepares for a tense runoff vote this Sunday.
Key stages in the war against IS
Here are milestones in the fight against the Islamic State group as a Kurdish-Arab alliance announced an assault against the IS north of its Syrian bastion of Raqa.
Savchenko: Ukraine's 'symbol of defiance' to Russia
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, freed by Russia in a prisoner exchange on Wednesday, has been condemned by Moscow as a murderer but was rapturously received as a national hero back home.
Syria's Raqa: IS bastion along the Euphrates
Here are key points regarding Raqa, the northern city that serves as the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria.
New Israeli defence minister's tough talk to be put to the test
Israel's newly named Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has pledged harsh actions against Palestinians, but there are doubts over whether the hardliner will be able to translate his provocative political rhetoric into concrete action.
Iraq: from IS gains to the battle for Fallujah
Events in Iraq from the breakthrough by Islamic State group (IS) fighters in 2014 to the government counter-attack.
From exile to trial: major dates since Habre fled Chad
Key dates from former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre's overthrow to his life sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity over his brutal 1982-1990 rule, in a landmark trial in Senegal.
Trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A Paris meeting Friday on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the latest attempt to tackle one of the world's most stubborn diplomatic issues.
Libya's Sirte - from Kadhafi to the jihadist IS
Forces allied with Libya's unity government are closing in on Islamic State group fighters in Sirte in a month-long operation aimed at ousting the jihadists from their North African stronghold.
Among EU nations, 'frenemy' France most keen on Brexit
From bloody wars to gentle ribbing and occasional cross-Channel bashing, France and Britain's relationship status has been complicated for nearly a thousand years.
What's at stake in Britain's Iraq war inquiry
The Chilcot inquiry report on Britain's role in the Iraq war could still have significant fallout when it is published Wednesday -- even though it is seven years after the probe was launched.
Nice attack: what we know
Eighty-four people were killed after a truck ploughed through crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice.
Attempted coup in Turkey: what we know so far
A Turkish army faction backed by tanks and fighter jets launched a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appeared to be faltering on Saturday.
Munich mall shooting: what we know
Germany is reeling after a teenager went on a shooting spree at a Munich shopping mall, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before turning the gun on himself.
Keep out! Border walls across the world
As the Dominican Republic says it will build a wall between it and Haiti to keep out poor migrants, we look at the scores of frontier fences and "peace" walls that have sprung up across the globe.
Peres: architect of Israel nuclear programme as well as peace
Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday aged 93, is famed for his peace efforts with the Palestinians but his role as architect of Israel's nuclear programme may prove his more lasting legacy.
Suspected poison attacks on Kremlin critics
Ailing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom Germany says was poisoned with nerve agent Novichok, is not the first Kremlin critic suspected or proven to have been poisoned.
Key dates in Ivory Coast crisis
Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to go on trial before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, was acquitted on Tuesday of charges of crimes against humanity, relating to unrest triggered by his bid to cling on to power.
Forty years of US-Iran relations
Key dates between the US and Iran since 1979 after their exchange Monday in which the US designated Tehran's elite military force a terrorist organization and Iran called the US a "state sponsor of terrorism".
Macri, millionaire president facing heave in Argentina election
Critics of Mauricio Macri say he has floated above the maelstrom of Argentina's economic crisis during his four-year presidency, concerned but untouched, protected by a life of privilege to which he will return.
From borscht to Chernobyl: five things to know about Ukraine
Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops around Ukraine's borders, with the US warning that Moscow could attack its neighbour at any moment and Western leaders scrambling to prevent it.
Germany urged to save citizen risking execution in Iran
Germany must act immediately to prevent the hanging of a national detained in Iran who risks the death penalty on charges vehemently denied by his supporters, his family and activists said on Monday.
Stocks slump, oil hits 2014 highs on Ukraine conflict fears
Global equities dived Monday after the United States warned that Russia could attack Ukraine within days, while oil briefly hit eight-year peaks on fears of a conflict that would hit supplies.
Trial opens over jihadist murder of French priest
Four alleged accomplices in the murder of an 85-year-old French priest went on trial in Paris on Monday after years of investigation into one of several attacks to have rocked France in recent years.
Squeaky-clean Sunak: finance chief tipped as UK's first Hindu PM
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is on a meteoric trajectory that could, if Boris Johnson is forced out, propel him next door to 10 Downing Street to become Britain's first Hindu prime minister.
Foreign firms in Myanmar face tough choices after coup
Japan beer giant Kirin became on Monday the latest foreign company to announce it was leaving Myanmar in the wake of a coup last year and a military crackdown on dissent.
German leader flies to Kyiv to calm 'critical' Russia war threat
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Kyiv on Monday before visiting Moscow to try to head off a "very critical" threat of a Russian invasion that would spark the worst crisis in Europe since the Cold War.
Japan's Kirin brewery to withdraw from Myanmar
Japanese drinks giant Kirin said Monday it will withdraw from Myanmar, after a failed bid to disentangle its operations from a joint venture with a junta-owned company after last year's coup.
Key US-Canada border crossing reopens after Covid protests
A major US-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday almost a week after it was forced shut by truck driver-led protests against coronavirus restrictions, prompting police to quell the demonstration with a series of arrests.