In This EditionRenewed fighting halts the evacuation operation in the embattled Syrian city of Homs.

Iran's supreme leader defends President Hassan Rouhani against hardliners over the country's controversial nuclear issue.

The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumes in Cairo with top security officials providing testimonies.

And six new human cases of the H7N9 avian flu have been confirmed in provinces across China.

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