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Moment girl shields little sister trapped under rubble as Turkey quake toll soars

More than 36 hours after the 7.8-magnitude quake rocked the region, rescuers discovered the Syrian sisters in the rubble of the children’s home.

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Miriam comforted her little sister Ilaaf from beneath the rubble of their Syria home destroyed in Monday’s earthquake.

Aussie teen believed to have died after Islamic State attack on prison

Yusuf grew up like ‘any other Australian kid’ playing sport and going to school - but now his family is mourning a devastating tragedy.

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Yusuf’s family say he grew up like ‘any other Australian kid’ before he was taken to Syria.

Final member of brutal Islamic State ‘Beatles’ convicted in US court

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A jury on Thursday convicted the last member of brutal Islamic State group the ‘Beatles’, El Shafee Elsheikh was known as the ‘Ringo’ of the group, according to former hostages who testified during the two week trial.

‘COWARDLY ACT’: Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, killing 14

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A charred Syrian army bus that was targeted with explosive devices in the capital Damascus on Wednesday

Young refugees on the Syrian border were given cameras. This is what they saw

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The Sirkhane Darkroom program is giving children and teens the chance to document their experiences using pictures of their own.