By MONA EL-NAGGAR and BEN LAFFIN

A look into the world of three teenage girls who abandoned their lives in London to join the Islamic State.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By JOE COCHRANE

The agency had “detected a signal” pinpointing the location of the aircraft, an official with the National Search and Rescue Agency said.

Published: August 18, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By BEN HUBBARD and MAHER SAMAAN

The death toll in Douma, a rebel-held territory, puts the incident among the deadliest air attacks during more than four years of conflict in Syria.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By SALMAN MASOOD

Shuja Khanzada, the home minister of Punjab Province, was killed along with at least 10 others in a bomb attack during a political meeting.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By DAVID BARSTOW

Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was voted out of office in January, is trying to become prime minister, but opponents are determined to bury his political hopes once and for all.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By SIMON ROMERO

Though protests seemed to lack the urgency of earlier demonstrations, tens of thousands returned to the streets of cities across Brazil to express their displeasure with President Dilma Rousseff.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By AUSTIN RAMZY

Posters for a new Chinese movie on the Cairo Declaration, the 1943 statement by Allied leaders that laid out the goal of defeating Japan, have touched off online ridicule because they feature Mao Zedong, who did not attend.

Published: August 17, 2015 at 12:00AM

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