Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Fifty-one people, including 40 children, were killed when the bus was struck on August 9 in Sadaa province. The Saudi-UAE-led coalition now says the attack was "unjusitified" and is promising to hold those
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Middle East
The long-term damage from Guatemala's volcanic eruption is still being calculated, but it has become clear that farmers are struggling to make ends meet. The ash damaged trees,
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Middle East
Novi, US - At the Michigan State Fair in Novi, about a 35-minute drive northwest of Detroit, ask any woman what she thinks of US President Donald Trump and
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Middle East
DUBAI: Four months after Lebanon’s general election, any hopes Prime Minister-elect Saad Al-Hariri held of easing his way into office have been dashed following warnings of a crippling
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Middle East
After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations,
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Middle East
After months of negotiations, Muqtada Al-Sadr forms largest parliamentary bloc in Iraq BAGHDAD: Muqtada Al-Sadr has formed the biggest parliamentary bloc in Iraq’s parliament after months of stalled negotiations,
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Middle East
A bomb has ripped through an internet cafe in the southern Philippines, killing at least one person and wounding 15 in the second deadly blast to strike the
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Middle East
Thousands of Russians have joined protests against plans to raise the retirement age, despite a recent move by President Vladimir Putin to soften the deeply unpopular measure. Large crowds
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Middle East
For more than 10 years, the headlines coming out of Gaza have been relentlessly grim: three wars, a worsening humanitarian crisis, and political division - all playing out
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World
(CNN)UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent investigation into a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen that killed dozens of children.The airstrike on Thursday hit a
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Middle East
MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday embarked on a landmark visit to Israel and Jordan that underscores his policy that the Philippines is a “friend to all and
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egypt says archaeologists have unearthed one of the oldest villages ever found in the Nile Delta, with remains dating back to before the pharaohs.The Antiquities Ministry said
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Middle East
CAIRO: A leaked photo of the deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has sparked a frenzied debate in Egypt, ranging from his health to the state of the country’s
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Middle East
Libya's UN-backed government has announced a state of emergency in the capital, Tripoli, and its outskirts after several days of fierce fighting between rival armed groups. At least
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Middle East
New York City is home to more than eight million people - and now, more than 26 million oysters. Oysters were once plentiful in the city's waters. Then,
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Middle East
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Ukraine's rebel stronghold Donetsk on Sunday to mourn the killing of separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko. Mourners queued to view the flag-draped
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World
(CNN)A Saudi-led Coalition airstrike on a school bus in Yemen that killed dozens of children last month is an "apparent war crime," Human Rights Watch said in a
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World
(CNN)The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen acknowledges "mistakes" were made in last month's deadly airstrike on a school bus in northern Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency
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World
(CNN)The bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition in a devastating attack on a school bus in Yemen was sold as part of a US State Department-sanctioned arms deal
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egypt says archaeologists have unearthed one of the oldest villages ever found in the Nile Delta, with remains dating back to before the pharaohs.The Antiquities Ministry said
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament called off a planned vote to impeach the education minister on Sunday, Iranian media reported, offering some respite for the embattled government of President Hassan
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Middle East
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday left for a visit to Israel and Jordan, pursuing a pivot away from his nation’s long-time reliance on American military hardware
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Middle East
At least six people, including three civilians, have been killed in a suicide bombing at a local government office building in Somalia's capital, officials say. Sunday's car bomb
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Middle East
Rodrigo Duterte has embarked on a visit to Israel, the first such trip by a Philippine president, as part of a regional tour that will also include a
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Middle East
The stakes could not be higher in the upcoming US midterm elections, as a battle is being waged to decide which vision of America will prevail - that
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World
(CNN)Here is a look at the life of Pope Francis, the current pope and first non-European pontiff of the modern era.Personal:Birth date: December 17, 1936Birth place: Buenos Aires,
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World
(CNN)Here's a look at World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945.Causes of World War II:The Peace of Paris - The treaties worked out in Paris at
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