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Moscow says Russian planes are getting ready to leave Syria
Russia says its military at the Russian air base in Syria is preparing for some of the planes and fighter jets to leave and return home.
It comes after President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to withdraw most of its forces from Syria.
Putin's order coincides with the resumption of Syria peace talks in Geneva.
The withdrawal marks an end to Russia's five-and-a-half-month air campaign in Syria.
Russian air strikes have allowed Syrian President Bashar Assad's army to win back some key ground and strengthen his positions ahead of the Geneva talks.
U Htin Kyaw of ruling party elected as president of Myanmar
Myanmar's parliament has elected U Htin Kyaw as the country's next president.
The candidate from the National League for Democracy defeated a fellow candidate from his party and one put forward by the military.
The two losing candidates will become vice presidents.
Htin Kyaw is a close ally of NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who led the party to a sweeping victory in November's general elections.
Suu Kyi herself is barred from the presidency by the constitution because her two sons are foreign nationals.
Turkey's military: 45 PKK rebels killed in air strikes
The Turkish military says at least 45 Kurdish rebels have been killed in air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq.
Two arms depots and two rocket launcher positions were also destroyed.
The strikes followed the suicide car bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people.
Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
There's no immediate claim of responsibility for the Ankara attack, but authorities say it was likely the work of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
Al-Qaeda threatens France and allies after Ivory Coast attack
Al-Qaeda's north African branch has threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, following the weekend's shooting rampage in Cote d'Ivoire that killed 18 people.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb has warned that those nations involved in the regional anti-insurgent operation would "receive a response".
The statement was issued on the eve of a visit by the French foreign and interior ministers to Cote d'Ivoire. Four French nationals were among those killed in Sunday's attack.
Bangladesh Bank governor resigns over some 101 mln USD heist
Bangladesh's central bank chief has resigned, after hackers stole 81 million US dollars from the nation's foreign reserves in one of the biggest bank heists in history.
Atiur Rahman stepped down at the request of the finance minister, who says the Bangladesh Bank governor failed to inform authorities of the theft for a month.
The money was stolen on February 5 from an account that Bangladesh held with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and was transferred electronically to accounts in the Philippines.
China's property market will not collapse: Minister
A senior Chinese official says China's property market will not collapse the way it did in Japan two decades ago.
Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Chen Zhenggao says it's not appropriate to compare the real estate market in China with that of Japan in the 1980s as the two countries are in different stages of economic development and urbanization.
There's a growing concern over the potential risks in China's real estate sector as home prices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen have surged 20 to 30 percent after the Chinese Lunar New Year.
The supply-demand imbalance and the easing of monetary policy are regarded as major reasons for this round of price surges.
China plans to set up a commercial rocket-launch company
China plans to set up a commercial rocket-launch company in view of the market's potential.
China Sanjiang Space Group is preparing to enter the commercial-rocket business with a launch slated for 2017.
The rocket being developed is called Kuaizhou-11, translated as "fast vessel", by the Fourth Academy of China Aerospace Science & Industry Corp., a major missile supplier to the Chinese military.
The solid-fuel rocket will be able to place a 1-metric-ton payload into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers.
Heavy smog to hit Beijing, neighboring regions
Beijing and its surrounding regions are likely to face moderate to heavy air pollution over the next three days.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection says parts of east China's Shandong Province and the central province of Henan will also be hit by smog.
Beijing is currently experiencing moderate air pollution.
The ministry began issuing air quality forecasts for key regions and major cities at the start of this year.
AlphaGo wins final game against Lee
The Google-developed computer AlphaGo has won a tight and final game against South Korean grandmaster Lee Sedol in their five-battle clash of the ancient Chinese board game Go.
AlphaGo won the much anticipated clash 4-1 against the 33-year-old Lee, holder of 18 international titles.
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