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New Syria PM says will 'guarantee' all religious groups' rights

Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority rights, in an interview published Wednesday, also calling on the millions who fled the war to return home.

Murder rate in Amazon far higher than rest of Brazil: study

The murder rate in Brazil's Amazon is far higher than the national average, largely because of territorial conflict in a region prey to organized crime, an NGO said Wednesday.