US launches airstrikes in Syria; Uighur scholar in China sentenced to life in prison; police and students clash in Hong Kong during pro-democracy protest; Liberia and Norway sign logging deal; British photojournalist appears in second ISIS video; and more
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World News Brief, Friday March 9
Syria's deputy oil minister defects from President Bashar al-Assad's regime and joins opposition; Chinese official accuses Uighur militants of having ties to Pakistan; Myanmar's military-backed government is holding peace talks with rebels; US investigates alleged drug running in Afghan air force; video on Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony goes viral; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday July 15
Swat refugees head home (+ campaign analysis); more Uighur violence in China; Burmese leaders to release political prisoners; Taylor takes stand at war crimes trial; and more
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