Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
Ikea is coming under fire in China for how it describes Taiwan, making it the latest in a string of global brands that have fallen foul of Beijing's
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The UN called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria’s Idlib province, which could affect millions of civilians and see both militants
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Middle East
VENICE: A shocking new film about Daesh in Iraq warns that the group is far from defeated and may return in an even more ferocious form.Italian documentary makers
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Middle East
AMMAN: Jordan will host a fundraiser at the United Nations headquarters in New York next month to keep the agency for Palestinian refugees afloat, the Kingdom’s top diplomat
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Middle East
Geert Wilders, an anti-Islam opposition leader in the Netherlands, has cancelled a competition for cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Muhammad that sparked protests in Pakistan. The far-right politician, who
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Middle East
Montreal, Canada - A Canadian federal court has quashed government permits to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline, a decision that has been welcomed by Indigenous leaders and puts the
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Middle East
With the economic effect from exiting from the European Union looming, the UK prime minister is trying to cultivate trade relationships that have been let fall by the
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World
China's biggest internet search engine is suing a comedian after he mocked the company and its CEO on social media. The comedian, who posts under a pseudonym, said
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World
(CNN)Here's a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations.The 16 nations are the United States, Canada, Japan, Russia, Brazil,
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World
(CNN)Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX.Personal:Birth date: June 28, 1971Birth place: Pretoria, South Africa
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World
(CNN)Here's a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff
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World
(CNN)Here's a look at Operation Enduring Freedom, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the
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World
Panasonic is moving its European headquarters from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands ahead of Brexit. A spokesman for the Japanese electronics company confirmed Thursday that it planned
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Middle East
VIENNA: Iran “cannot avoid” talks on thorny issues like its ballistic missile program and role in Middle East conflicts, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Thursday, as
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Middle East
VIENNA: Iran “cannot avoid” talks on thorny issues like its ballistic missile program and role in Middle East conflicts, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Thursday, as
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Middle East
UN Syria envoy de Mistura calls for setting up humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave Idlib The UN's Syria peace envoy offered Thursday to personally travel to
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Middle East
A prominent Buddhist monk in China with a social media following of millions has been removed as abbot of Beijing's Longquan Monastery after being accused of coercing several nuns to have
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Middle East
An announcement by Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch opposition leader, to hold a competition for cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Muhammad has led to protests in Pakistan, where the far-right
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Middle East
Data from India's Central Bank has revealed that the country's unprecedented ban on high-value notes that was designed to detect "undeclared wealth" has flopped. Financial experts and opposition politicians
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World
A crisis at China's most valuable startup could hurt the country's ride-hailing industry that it pioneered and now dominates. Didi Chuxing has been rocked by the rape and
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World
Dyson has revealed more details about its secretive electric car program. The maker of vacuums and hand dryers unveiled plans Thursday to invest another £116 million ($151 million)
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World
Vodafone is betting on an $8 billion merger to better compete with Australia's telecom giants as the country prepares to shift to faster mobile networks. Vodafone's (VOD) Australian
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Middle East
August 30 marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. For Salam Al Hashimi, an Iraqi refugee in Finland, this day is another stark reminder that
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Middle East
The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest, and the government now plans to end the ban on industrial logging concessions. Environmentalists say an
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Middle East
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said a potential "perfect storm" is looming over Syria's Idlib province, with possible military implications beyond the region. Speaking to reporters in
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World
(CNN)Cat owners in a small New Zealand village have been given paws for thought after a local council pledged to carry out a ban on the animals.According to
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Middle East
MAARET AL-SHUREEN, Syria: Khaled Al-Idlibi was still speeding away with his brother perched on the back of his motorbike when he heard the air strike that levelled his
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