Today’s VOA60 World

Syria: State media say at least five people dead after two huge explosions in central Damascus, as international concerns mount over deteriorating cease-fire.

Malaysia:  Authorities seal off independence square in Kuala Lumpur ahead of opposition protest against parliamentary reforms that opposition says don’t guarantee fair elections.

Iraq:  Security sources say two explosions kill ten people and wound 18 others in volatile Diyala Province, inhabited by a mix of Sunnis, Shi’ites and Kurds.

Italy: Six injured after two high-speed trains collide just outside Rome’s central station.

Yemen: Protesters rally to demand that officials who were in the government of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh be put on trial.

Ethiopia:  Designers showcase their collections at  Hub of Africa Fashion Week in Addis Ababa.

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