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What next? Kurds say yes, Druze still say no to united Syria The Druze minority in Sweida, Syria, is now the only group that hasn't accepted central government authority. How does the end of an independent Kurdish area impact Druze plans for a different, divided kind of Syria? Uganda: World's 'youngest monarch' dies aged 34 Oyo Nyimba, once recognized as the world's youngest reigning monarch, has died in his mid-30s. As one of Uganda's traditional monarchs, he took the throne of the Tooro kingdom in 1995, aged just 3. Africa's aging autocrats fight to stay in power As some of Africa's longest-serving leaders grow older, they are using different tactics to extend their rule. But age, succession battles and public pressure pose new challenges. Serbia: Keeping EU, Russia in play ahead of key election As Serbia heads towards an uncertain election, President Aleksandar Vucic is balancing ties with Russia and EU ambitions. But growing geopolitical tensions and pressure at home are narrowing his room to maneuver. South Korea leans toward military conscription for women Facing a population decline, fewer potential service members and calls for social equality to be extended to national military service, Korea is inching closer to breaking the taboo on women on the front line. India's citizen-led school audits test limits of activism The student-led "Cockroach" movement is taking its campaign for accountability to government schools, but the activists' methods are encountering growing resistance from authorities. Nepal-Tibet flood deaths pass 500, thousands still missing The Red Cross says more than 93,000 people are affected by the deadly floods and landslides on the China-Nepal border. Rescue efforts were temporarily paused after an overflowing lake threatened to trigger more floods. Norway's King Harald dies at 89 King Harald is succeeded by his son, who has taken the name King Haakon VIII, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit now queen. Protesters set fire to migrant camp in Ceuta The unrest comes one month after a mass influx of migrants from Morocco to the Spanish exclave in North Africa. Spain: Thieves steal Bronze Age gold in lightning raid on Villena Museum One of the world's greatest Bronze Age gold collections has been swiped, almost in its entirety, from Villena Museum. A highly professional group of thieves were in and out in four minutes flat before the museum opened. The man behind Srebrenica: Ratko Mladic dies at 84 For many, Ratko Mladic represented the horrors of the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and of other war crimes. Now he has died in detention at The Hague.