Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
NEW YORK: The US Open final suddenly appeared to be slipping away from Novak Djokovic. He dropped three consecutive games. He was barking at himself, at his entourage,
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There is a 70 percent chance of another El Nino event developing over the next three months, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) which has issued its
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Armed men stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Company in Tripoli, engaging guards in a deadly gun battle with at least one large blast going off in an
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Ndjamena, Chad - Since the fall in the price of oil in 2015, Chad has been struggling to deal with an economic crisis. The main construction sites in the capital,
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World
The iPhone X's fancy features may soon be headed to the rest of Apple's smartphone line. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to announce a new set of
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World
Jack Ma, a billionaire pioneer of China's internet industry, will step down as Alibaba's executive chairman next year to make way for the company's next generation of leaders.
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The Chinese economy's massive export engine is slowing down as the trade war heats up. A new salvo from the United States could push it into reverse. Growth
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TEHRAN, Iran: Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theater production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Cultural official Shahram Karami told the official IRNA news agency Monday
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CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula as they press a campaign against Islamist militants in the area, a security source said
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BASRA: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived Monday morning in Basra, the oil-rich southern city where protests over government neglect had escalated into deadly violence, his office said.After
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Armed men have stormed the headquarters of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, where a blast and gunfire were heard, according to officials and witnesses. At least
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New Delhi, India - Schools and colleges were shut, roads and highways blocked and businesses shuttered in parts of India on Monday as over 20 opposition parties participated
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One child could die every minute from extreme hunger in conflict zones this year, according to Save the Children, as it reported a rise in the use of
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World
After spending a decade training as a Buddhist monk, Andy Puddicombe decided he wanted to share what he'd learned with the world. He has achieved his goal: his
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Updated 10 September 2018 September 09, 2018 00:00 0 Suspected US drone strike kills 4 Al-Qaeda members in Yemen Updated 10 September 2018 AP September 09, 2018 00:00
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JEDDAH: The US Navy has vowed to ensure the free flow of shipping in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea after Iranian threats to disrupt the waterways.
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JEDDAH: Bahraini authorities said they have arrested 14 Iranians who entered the country on “forged passports” under fake names.Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said on Saturday night that the Iranians
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has invited the opposition to talks aimed at a "cross-bloc cooperation", after his left-wing party failed to gain majority in Sunday's elections that
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Blasts were heard at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday morning and a security operation is under way at the
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Construction has begun on a town solely for female police officers in the Afghan capital Kabul. There are about 3,000 female officers in the country, just two percent
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World
Mercedes-Benz revealed its first fully electric SUV in Stockholm Tuesday, another in a small rush of all-electric luxury vehicles expected to hit the market in the next couple
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World
From Argentina to Italy to Turkey to the United States, there's plenty of global markets news to report. Julia Chatterley will do that every weekday at 9 a.m.
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World
1. Wall Street's $165 billion golden goose: Apple's iPhone just might be the biggest cash cow on Wall Street. More than a decade after its debut, the iPhone
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Middle East
Rival Shiite factions trade blame for who drove the burning of buildings in Basra BAGHDAD: The discovery of four bodies dumped in a street in central Basra on
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Rival Shiite factions trade blame for who drove the burning of buildings in Basra BAGHDAD: The discovery of four bodies dumped in a street in central Basra on
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GENEVA: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has recommended that thousands of refugees who escaped from detention centers amid clashes between militia in Tripoli be directed to a facility
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Of the three million people currently in Idlib, one million have already moved several times over the seven years that Syria has been embroiled in conflict. Now some
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