Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
The chance of Britain exiting from the European Union without an agreement on future relations appeared to rise on Thursday as European leaders attacked key demands in UK Prime
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Middle East
Uganda's music star opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi was taken by police after arriving back in the country from the United States where he received medical treatment for alleged
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Middle East
India's indigenous children are far more likely to die or suffer from malnutrition than those from other communities, according to the first government study on health among tribal
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Middle East
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned of the deteriorating situation of Palestinians in occupied territories, pointing out that the current situation is cause for
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Arab women and their protection took center stage at a regional workshop held by the UN in Beirut this week. Held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israel's air force commander will lead a delegation to Moscow to share the military's findings on the Syrian downing of a Russian warplane following Israeli air strikes,
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Middle East
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has requested a second summit with US President Donald Trump and also wants US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Pyongyang soon,
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Middle East
Ugandan pop star opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was escorted by police to his home after arriving back in the country on Thursday but he was not under
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Middle East
A Palestinian teenager has been shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the southern Gaza Strip during a demonstration, Gaza's Ministry of Health and family members said. Mo'men
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World
EU antitrust regulators are examining how Amazon uses data and whether it has leveraged information gleaned from smaller retailers to boost its own sales. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager
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World
Each year, Apple CEO Tim Cook calls the next-generation iPhones the best ever made. The company's 2018 lineup, specifically the iPhone XS and XS Max, delivers on that
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Middle East
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned of the deteriorating situation of Palestinians in occupied territories, pointing out that the current situation is cause for
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Middle East
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned of the deteriorating situation of Palestinians in occupied territories, pointing out that the current situation is cause for
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Middle East
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit warned of the deteriorating situation of Palestinians in occupied territories, pointing out that the current situation is cause for
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Middle East
Russia's Far East region has cancelled the result of a runoff governorship vote in an unprecedented move after claims of vote-rigging in favour of a candidate backed by
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he wants to restart nuclear talks with North Korea at the "earliest opportunity" in the wake of new agreements reached between the
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Middle East
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been hit with 25 new corruption charges linked to the 1MDB scandal. The new charges include four counts of abuse of
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World
Chinese tech company Meituan Dianping made a robust stock market debut Thursday after raising billions of dollars from investors. Shares in Meituan, whose app is used by more
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World
Alibaba is setting up its own company to make computer chips as China seeks to cut its dependence on foreign technology. China's biggest tech firm announced Wednesday that
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World
It's game on again for the original PlayStation. Sony plans to release a revamped model of the iconic gaming console, called PlayStation Classic on December 3, Sony announced
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Veteran Kurdish leader Barham Salih has been nominated to be the president of Iraq. Iraq’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the ruling Kurdish parties, selected
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Veteran Kurdish leader Barham Salih has been nominated to be the president of Iraq. Iraq’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the ruling Kurdish parties, selected
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Middle East
DUBAI: An Iranian government-aligned group of hackers launched a major campaign targeting Mideast energy firms and others ahead of US sanctions on Iran, a cybersecurity firm said Tuesday,
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Middle East
Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism with funding networks and operational cells working around the world, a US government report said. The State Department's annual
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Middle East
Russia's top election official recommended the result of a gubernatorial election in the country's far eastern Primorsky region to be annulled, alleging it was rigged. Ella Pamfilova, head
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Middle East
A grim wait for dozens of people still missing continues, after super Typhoon Mangkhut tore through the Philippines, burying dozens of people under a massive landslide. At least
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Middle East
Male, Maldives - The usual din of fishmongers' cries in the Maldivian capital's waterfront was drowned out by loud boos on Tuesday, when a lorry carrying flag-waving activists campaigning
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