Images show a build up of military vehicles at Russia’s two bases in Syria near the Mediterranean Sea.
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Syria’s new leaders must keep promises to respect rights, UN envoy says
Geir Pedersen tells the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen that Syrians are experiencing “a lot of hope and a lot of fear”.
The city where shopkeepers fear their CCTV cameras could get them killed
Businessmen in Somalia’s capital say jihadists have threatened to kill them if they install cameras.
Honda and Nissan hold merger talks
In March, the two Japanese car makers agreed to explore a strategic partnership for electric vehicles.
Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni’s homecoming delayed again
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.
Missing India woman found in Pakistan returns home after 22 years
Hamida Banu was promised a job in Dubai, but says the recruitment agent instead took her to Pakistan.
Explorer rescued from same Italian cave for second time
It is the second time explorer Ottavia Piana has been rescued from the cave system in Bergamo.
Nigerian man promised pardon after 10 years on death row for stealing hens
The sentencing sparked an outcry in Nigeria – his family have been campaigning for his release ever since.
Five jailed for covering up murder of rapper Canserbero
The Venezuelan rapper was stabbed by his manager in 2015, who made it look like a suicide.
‘Nothing nefarious’: Biden seeks to reassure US over drone mystery
There is “no sense of danger” after a puzzling flurry of sightings on the east coast, the president says.