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The mainland Chinese indices were also buoyed by a rally in energy company trade.
The BRICS countries account for more than a quarter of the world’s economic output.
The attack on the funeral hall is among the most horrific of the two-year civil war.
A French draft resolution had called for an end to aerial bombing and oveflights of Russian, Syrian aicraft over Aleppo.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Santos the prestigious prize for his efforts to broker a peace deal with Colombia's FARC rebels.
The Lower House of Russia's Parliament, the Duma, has ratified a deal to keep the air force in Syria indefinitely.
The Russian FM said that Washington should quiet the rhetoric calling for the US military to use force in Syria.
Human rights organizations say that more than 1,000 women are killed by honor killings in Pakistan every year.
Iraqi officials accused Turkey of trying to carve out a foothold in northern Iraq under the guise of training Kurdish Autonomous region peshmerga troops.
Kremlin officials say the US election is fueling anti-Russian rhetoric.
