What started as popular protests in Syria has degenerated into a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people.

The blast ripped roads apart, turned cars over and sent thick black smoke billowing over the eastern coastal city.

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Patent Bolt has uncovered a document from the Korean company detailing a handset with an iris-sensing unit and a proximity sensor.

It was not yet clear how much the loss of the field in Deir al-Zor province would affect Assad's govt. or battlefield abilities.

Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.

The move came after Erdogan made remarks in Russia that were "provocative and interfering in Egypt's internal affairs."

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The contest has been broadcast every year since 1956 and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.

The unrest is part of a surge in bloodshed that has pushed violence to its highest level since 2008.