Exclusive: Despite tensions, Russia seeks U.S. help to rebuild Syria

Russia has used a closely guarded communications channel with America's top general to propose the two former Cold War foes cooperate to rebuild Syria and repatriate refugees to the war-torn country, according to a U.S. government memo.

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Ex-mayor to be Brazil presidential candidate if Lula is barred: source

Former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad will be the Brazilian leftist Workers Party's presidential candidate if jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is barred from running in the October vote, a party source said on Friday.

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Eleven found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit

Eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the U.S. border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country.

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Chinese researchers charged in conspiracy to steal U.S. rice technology

Two agricultural researchers from China were charged on Friday in connection with a 2013 attempt to steal U.S. rice technology for use in the medical field.

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian at Gaza border protest, ceasefire efforts continue

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded at least 220 others at protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said, as diplomats sought to secure a durable ceasefire deal.

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Canada minister says government needs to communicate better on asylum seekers

Canada must do a better job of communicating that asylum seekers are not a threat to the country, the parliamentarian charged with dealing with the refugee influx told Reuters.

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Cuba opens discussion of constitution overhaul to citizens abroad

Cuba announced on Friday that its citizens living abroad could participate in a public debate over planned changes to its 1976 constitution, a first for the communist-run country that for many years has excluded emigrants from domestic politics.

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Argentina, Brazil reach deal to share evidence in corruption cases

Argentina's main prosecutor's office said on Friday it has reached a deal with its Brazilian counterpart to use testimony reached through plea bargains in the "Operation Car Wash" corruption case in local graft investigations.

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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa promises probe of post-election killings, urges unity

President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to unite on Friday after he was declared the first elected head of state since Robert Mugabe's removal from power, but the opposition leader insisted he had won and pledged to challenge the result.

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Crisis-hit Venezuela begins car census, critics fret fuel rationing ahead

Venezuela on Friday began a census of car owners, a move the socialist government says will help determine a "rational" use of fuel but critics warn could lead to rationing in the crisis-stricken OPEC nation.

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U.S. says reviewing results of Zimbabwe election

The United States said on Friday it was reviewing Zimbabwe's election results and called on political leaders to "show magnanimity in victory and graciousness in defeat" after the opposition disputed whether President Emmerson Mnangagwa had won the vote.

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Incoming Mexican president to review U.S. security cooperation: aide

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will review security agreements with the United States, including the $2.9 billion Merida Initiative, and wants to refocus aid to social and economic projects, a senior security aide said on Friday.

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U.S. envoy to U.N. accuses Russia of violating North Korea sanctions

The United States on Friday accused Russia of violating U.N. sanctions on North Korea, citing "credible reports" that Moscow was granting new work permits to North Korean laborers despite Russia's denial of any such actions.

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North Korea continuing nuclear programme - UN report

Pyongyang has been defying sanctions and trying to sell weapons abroad, a report to the UN says.

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Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort's 'income doctored'

Paul Manafort's accountant says she helped to disguise his foreign income so he could pay less tax.

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Denmark veil ban: First woman charged for wearing niqab

She is the first to be fined under controversial new legislation banning full face coverings in public.

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Russian helicopter crashes, deaths feared

The MI-8 helicopter crash-lands in Siberia, with reports saying at least 18 people are dead.

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Harvey Weinstein seeks to dismiss case based on accuser's emails

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers cite "warm" emails the producer received from an accuser.

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Chile bans plastic bags for businesses

It is the first South American country to enact a ban - and businesses flouting it will be fined $370.

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Zimbabwe election: President Mnangagwa calls for unity

The aftermath of a disputed election has seen violence and opposition claims of fraud.

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Osama Bin Laden: Mother Alia Ghanem remembers 'good child'

Alia Ghanem gives her first interview, saying she was "upset" that her son became al-Qaeda leader.

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Andrea Bocelli to perform for Pope at Dublin event

The world-renowned Italian tenor will sing at a concert during Pope Francis's two-day visit to Ireland.

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Arizona care worker accused of migrant shelter child abuse

The 25-year-old, who is HIV positive, is accused of targeting boys between the ages of 15 to 17.

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Lynchburg floods: Flooding fears spark evacuations in US city

Authorities warn 17ft of water could hit Lynchburg in Virginia in minutes if a dam overspills.

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Afghanistan mosque attack: At least 29 Shia worshippers killed in Gardez

Two men arrived at the mosque in eastern Afghanistan dressed in full-face veils., officials say.

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China plans tariffs after latest US trade threat

China targets $60bn of US products, as tensions between the world's two biggest economies escalate.

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North Korea warns of 'natural disaster' amid heatwave

Citizens are urged to "join the struggle" to save precious crops from drought.

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American lone sailor held in far east Russia near Alaska

Border guards in Chukotka hold an American who turned up in a dinghy.

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Three Moscow sisters accused of murdering abusive father

Three teenagers are accused of killing their father in a frenzied knife attack.

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WWE star Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane, elected mayor in Tennessee

Glenn Jacobs, who played a "monstrous abomination" in the ring, won in Knox County, Tennessee.

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Thailand mural celebrates cave heroes

The artwork features the rescued schoolboys and those who helped to get them out of the cave.

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Meet Nasa's commercial flight astronauts

They will be aboard the first US flights to the International Space Station since the shuttle programme ended.

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