Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
BAGHDAD: Six demonstrators were shot dead and many others wounded when armed protesters stormed a local government building in Basra on Tuesday. Security forces responded by firing live bullets and
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Middle East
Two Armenian children, who have spent a decade growing up in the Netherlands, are set to be deported to Armenia after they came out of their hiding and reported to
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Middle East
Argentine officials arrived in Washington, DC on Tuesday for crisis talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to renegotiate conditions of a $50bn loan to help its ailing
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Middle East
Mutuati, Kenya - On a bitterly cold night in July 2014, Morris Nkonja grabbed his machete and set out along a muddy path off the main road in Mutuati,
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a man after an explosive device detonated near the US embassy in Cairo. Dramatic video footage showed the man walking near the
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Middle East
Iraq lawmakers agree to delay next meeting and speaker’s election to mid-September BAGHDAD: Iraqi lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to delay their next meeting, where they are expected to
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Middle East
Iraq lawmakers agree to delay next meeting and speaker’s election to mid-September BAGHDAD: Iraqi lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to delay their next meeting, where they are expected to
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Middle East
Chinese and African officials have rejected criticism of Beijing's development projects on the continent as they ended a summit that included a $60bn pledge for more aid to
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Middle East
The confirmation hearing for US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee quickly descended into chaos on Tuesday with Democrats demanding a postponement and protesters shouting loudly. Several Democrats
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Middle East
Typhoon Jebi is the latest extreme weather event to besiege Japan this summer following heavy rains, landslides, floods and a record-breaking heatwave that cumulatively killed hundreds of people. Japan issued evacuation
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World
(CNN)In one corner is Bobi Wine, the charismatic and wildly popular musician, affectionately known in Uganda as 'the Ghetto President.'In the other is the real President of Uganda,
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World
(CNN)Ugandan youth movement leader Bobi Wine has arrived in the United States for medical treatment after being blocked from travel earlier in the week by Ugandan police, the
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Middle East
Islamabad, Pakistan - As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to the Pakistani capital Islamabad this week, with relations between the erstwhile strategic allies at a low ebb,
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Middle East
Egyptian security officials say they have arrested a man suspected of throwing a suspected explosive device near the heavily fortified US embassy in the heart of Cairo, Egypt's
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Middle East
A Saudi prince has told protesters in Britain's capital that the wider royal family ought not to be blamed for what is happening in the region, pointing the
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World
Mark Carney has indicated that he's willing to extend his tenure as governor of the Bank of England to help manage the consequences of Brexit next March. Carney
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World
The outbreak of a virus at Chinese farms is yet another problem for the country's slowing economy. Since the start of August thousands of pigs in the country
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Middle East
AMMAN: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli occupation and the creation of a
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Middle East
Egyptian authorities have renewed the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein for the 16th consecutive time by a further 45 days. Hussein has now spent more than
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Middle East
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has said migration flows from the country is "normal", and that the situation is being used as a tool to justify foreign intervention
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Middle East
A group of Palestinian students from Gaza has issued a desperate plea for help as they face the prospect of losing their scholarships in Europe due to a
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World
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com is often overshadowed by its bigger rival Alibaba. Now it's in the global spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Richard Liu, the billionaire founder
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World
Argentina is getting rid of half of its government ministries and hiking taxes on exports as it grapples with the collapse of its currency. President Mauricio Macri announced
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Middle East
MOSCOW. DAMASCUS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the situation in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib could not be tolerated indefinitely, RIA news agency reported.Speaking
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Middle East
MOSCOW. DAMASCUS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the situation in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib could not be tolerated indefinitely, RIA news agency reported.Speaking
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Middle East
AMMAN: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli occupation and the creation of a
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Middle East
Britain's Labour Party is set to vote on the internationally-recognised definitions of anti-Semitism, following a protracted debate that has dogged the party and sparked criticism of the country's
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