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The alliance of hardline fighters in Syria known as Tahrir al-Sham has claimed responsibility for twin bombings targeting Shia pilgrims in the centre of Damscus that killed at least 40 people. "On Saturday... a twin attack was carried out by two heroes of Islam ... in the centre of the capital Damascus, killing and wounding dozens," the statement said. The group, a large portion of which previously fought as an al-Qaeda affiliate, said the attack targeted "Iranian militias" and pro-government fighters in revenge for what it said was Iran's role in supporting President Bashar al-Assad's "tyrannical rule", holding them responsible for "killing and displacing" Syrians. Iran and the Tehran-backed Hezbollah movement of Lebanon are close allies of the Syrian government. The death toll from the blasts remained unclear as of Sunday, however. Syrian state television said 40 people were killed and 120 wounded by "two bombs detonated by terrorists", while Iraq's foreign ministry said 40 of its nationals had died. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 76 people, including 43 Iraqi pilgrims, were killed when a roadside bomb detonated as a bus made its way through the Ban al-Saghir area of Damascus' famed Old City, and then a suicide bomber blew himself up. The war monitor said 11 bystanders and eight children were killed in the blasts, as well as 20 members of pro-government security forces. In January, the Tahrir al-Sham alliance also claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the high-security Kafr Sousa district of Damascus that killed 10 people, eight of them soldiers. The centre of Damascus has been largely spared the violence that has rocked other major cities in Syria's six-year war. But periodic bombings have targeted Shia shrines and were subsequently claimed by hardline groups, including Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

South Korea's top court has ruled to formally end impeached President Park Geun-hye's rule. Eight judges from the Constitutional Court assembled on Friday to issue a verdict to remove Park from office over a corruption scandal. The ruling sparked protests from hundreds of her supporters, two of whom were killed in clashes with police outside the court. It marks the first time a South Korean president has been ousted before the end of their term since democracy replaced dictatorship in the late 1980s. Park's action had "seriously impaired the spirit of ... democracy and the rule of law," said constitutional court chief justice Lee Jung-Mi. "President Park Geun-hye ... has been dismissed." Election law now requires a snap poll to be held within 60 days. In anticipation of the ruling, Park supporters, many of them dressed in army-style fatigues and wearing red berets, and those who want Park gone began showing up around the Constitutional Court building in downtown Seoul. A big television screen was set up near the court so that people could watch the verdict live. Hundreds of police also began preparing for the protests, putting on helmets with visors and black, hard plastic breastplates and shin guards. Park, 65, has been accused of colluding with a friend, Choi Soon-sil, and a former presidential aide, both of whom have been on trial, to pressure big businesses to donate to two foundations set up to back her policy initiatives. She is also accused of soliciting bribes from the head of the Samsung Group for government favours including the backing of a merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015 that was seen to support the succession of control over the country's largest "chaebol" conglomerate. Park has denied any wrongdoing, but apologised for putting trust in her friend. Park's parliamentary impeachment in December came after weeks of Saturday rallies that drew millions who wanted her resignation. Overwhelmed by the biggest rallies in decades, the voices of Park supporters were largely ignored. But they have recently regrouped and staged fierce pro-Park rallies.

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At least 30 people killed, dozens wounded at Sardar Daud Khan military hospital in central Kabul, officials say. Defence ministry officials said the attack started at 9:00 with a blast at the front gate of the Sardar Daud Khan hospital in the Wazir Akbar Khan area, central Kabul on Wednesday. The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, took position on upper floors of the hospital and engaged special forces sent to the scene, officials said. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the defence ministry, told Al Jazeera three attackers with automatic weapons and hand grenades entered the complex, the largest of its kind in the Afghan capital. "Our security forces engaged but they were also careful to not cause any casualties. It was a difficult situation," Waziri said. Security forces blocked off the area around the hospital, near a busy traffic intersection. As fighting went on, a second explosion struck inside the hospital. Some patients climbed out of the building and could be seen sheltering on window ledges visible from outside the hospital, which treats military casualties from across Afghanistan. The Taliban, which has staged similar raids in the past, denied responsibility for the attack. President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack saying it "trampled on all human values". "In all religions, a hospital is regarded as an immune site and attacking it is attacking the whole of Afghanistan," he said in impromptu remarks during a speech for International Women's Day in Kabul. The Wazir Akbar Khan area of central Kabul is heavily guarded and houses several government offices and foreign embassies. The attack comes a week after 16 people were killed in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults on two security compounds in Kabul.

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With a black steel case that weighs barely more than 12 pounds, there’s no denying that Raidmax focuses its Alpha case line on budget gaming. Even with an RGB controller, it comes in at a scant $70 web price (and estimated $80 MSRP for local dealers). Buyers this interested in saving cost will likely be pleased to see that the panels fit nicely, the finish looks good, and the plastic side window is fairly flat and extremely shiny. It’s also devoid of any frivolous design gimmicks, except of course for the LED lighting that many buyers prefer. And even that feature can be turned off without opening the case. The rear panel is flat, with the card bracket protruding out of it, because it’s cheaper to make a case this way than to add a separate stamping for inset card slots. Inset fan mounts and an offset grill are designed to reduce noise that might otherwise occur if the fan blades were too close to the grill: this becomes more important for users who flip the exhaust fan over to use as an intake, which is often done to accommodate cool air intake when installing a single-fan radiator on the back panel. The motherboard tray has a large access hole to ease CPU cooler support plate access, and is offset 0.7” from the side panel for easier cable routing. Cable space is deepened to 1.1” in front of the motherboard, but that inset limits motherboards to a maximum 10.3” depth. Two 3.5” trays beneath the power supply shroud use silicon-damped pins to isolate 3.5” drive vibration, and are also drilled for screw-in installation of 2.5” drives Removing the 3.5” drive cage, which is screwed to both the bottom panel and power supply shroud, allows user to install extra-long power supplies. The power supply’s air inlet filter is also accessed from the bottom, and is held in place with flat tabs. Under a magnetic filter sheet, the top panel also supports two 140mm or three 120mm fans, but its 1.2” of space above the motherboard is too narrow for most motherboard and radiator combinations. From this angle we can also see the top of the power supply shroud, with its two alternative 2.5” tray mounting locations and 2.4” front-panel radiator gap.

Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that will temporarily halt entry to the US for people from six Muslim-majority nations. Under the Republican president's order announced on Monday, a 90-day ban on travel to the US will be imposed on citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Travellers holding pre-existing visas would still be allowed entry, according to the new order, which will come into effect at midnight on March 16. "Green card" holders - that is, those who have US permanent residence - will not be affected by the order. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from Washington, DC, said: "[US officials] have tried to take what was the existing executive order, make it much tighter, and essentially make it bullet proof in the courts." In initial reactions, rights groups criticised the new order, with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) saying that the new ban was a "scaled-back version that shares the same fatal flaws". In a statement, ACLU said: "The only way to actually fix the Muslim ban is not to have a Muslim ban. Instead, President Trump has recommitted himself to religious discrimination, and he can expect continued disapproval from both the courts and the people." Unlike the previous ban, the new directive does not include Iraq in its list of countries targeted, following pressure from the Pentagon and state department which had urged the White House to reconsider given Iraq's key role in fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The new version also removed language that would give priority to religious minorities. Critics had accused the administration of adding such language to help Christians get into the US while excluding Muslims.

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Volkswagen, at last, has a serious midsize SUV player: The new Chattanooga, Tennessee-built Atlas has learned the lessons of the two generations of the still-very-European Touareg; more importantly, it's an all-new SUV designed from the ground up for American tastes and notions of size and price, one that arrives right in time for an unexpected SUV boom. The long and wide VW Atlas is designed to offer plenty of space for seven while saving just enough room for basic cargo. When it goes on sale this spring, the Atlas will be offered with a choice of a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine producing 235 hp or a 3.6-liter V6 good for 276 hp. Full specs for the two units have not been revealed yet, but both will be coupled to an eight-speed automatic transmission. With the smaller engine, Volkswagen's 4Motion all-wheel-drive system is an option; the V6-equipped Atlas will have AWD standard. Speaking of 4Motion all-wheel drive: The fifth-gen system is far smarter than the old version of Audi's Quattro tech. 4Motion now stays in front-wheel-drive mode to save fuel until all-wheel drive is truly needed, then engages clutches that bring the rear axles into action. This is a system that debuted in the latest generation of the Golf, with the Atlas being the second VW to receive it. Along with 4Motion, the Atlas will offer four distinct driving modes: onroad, snow, offroad, and a custom mode controlled via rotary dial behind the automatic gear selector. Within the default onroad mode, the Atlas will offer eco, normal, sport and individual modes, which can be selected by the driver.

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Mexico has opened legal aid centres in its 50 consulates across the United States to defend its citizens amid worries of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The centres will provide free legal assistance to Mexican citizens who feel that their rights in the US are being threatened. On Saturday, Luis Videgaray, Mexico's foreign minister, called on the US government to respect the rights of Mexicans, and urged the US to allow a path to legality for those without documents. "We are not promoting illegality," Videgaray said in a video of an event at the Mexican consulate in New York provided by the foreign ministry. He said Mexico's government wants its citizens in the US to follow the law, but it also advocates the respect of human rights . "Today, we are facing a situation that can paradoxically represent an opportunity, when suddenly a government wants to apply the law more severely," Videgaray said. "It is becoming more than evident that to apply the law, which is the obligation of any state, it would also imply a real economic damage to this country which highlights the need for an immigration reform that resolves once and for all the legal status of the people," Videgaray said. Mexico is worried about the impact that guidelines issued last month by President Donald Trump will have on the lives of its citizens.

The Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) said it has captured five cities and two major oil producing areas in the east of Libya as opposing forces carried out air raids around major oil ports overnight, seeking to regain control of the area. At least nine men were killed in the fighting on Friday as the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) and allied forces retreated from the oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, two of Libya's largest export terminals, following the attacks by the BDB. The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar conceded the loss on Saturday. "The attackers were armed with modern tanks," spokesman for Haftar's forces, Colonel Ahmad al-Mismari, said. "We lost two men. But the battle is ongoing. The situation in the Oil Crescent remains under control." The assault raised the prospect of a new escalation of violence around the ports, and put at risk a sharp boost to Libya's oil production achieved after the LNA took over four ports in September, ending a blockade at three of them. Though Es Sider and Ras Lanuf have been reopened for exports, they were badly damaged in past fighting and are operating well below capacity. It was not clear to what extent the BDB had gained control over the ports, or whether operations at the terminals had been affected. "Haftar claims to control most of the eastern part of Libya around Benghazi," Oliver Miles, former British ambassador to Libya, told Al Jazeera. "But control is a loose word. He's been fighting for a long time to deal with them and it has taken a long time time to clear them up. He's repeatedly said they've dealt with the problem but they keep reuniting." In response to the BDB advance, air raids were carried out in Ras Lanuf, Es Sidra, Ben Jawad and Harawa, Mismari added.

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