Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
DUBAI: A British junior minister held talks in Iran on Saturday as Tehran said European states should take action if they wanted to save Iran’s nuclear deal following
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PARIS: The US, France, Italy and Britain have condemned what they called an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined
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Renewed fighting has erupted in Tripoli, leaving at least three people wounded after a barrage of rockets hit several parts of the capital, including a popular hotel. The
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As the threat of an all-out Syrian government offensive looms large over Idlib, Qays, a 26-year-old father of two, says he and his young family are running out
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Chemnitz, a city in the eastern German state of Saxony, has seen a series of violent anti-immigrant protests. The demonstrations began last Sunday after the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old German
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World
(CNN)The archbishop who accused Pope Francis of mishandling sexual misconduct allegations against a top American archbishop unveiled a new charge on Saturday: that Vatican officials -- and perhaps
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Middle East
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The decision of Brazil's top electoral court to bar former president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva from contesting the country's polls in October has
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The city of Chemnitz, in the east German state of Saxony, has seen a series of violent anti-migrant protests. They began last Sunday after the fatal stabbing of
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have admitted that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen last month - which killed 51 people, including 40
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TRIPOLI: On a sweltering night in Libya’s capital, Ahlam Fathi watches her son study by candlelight as yet another power cut has plunged the family home into darkness.Despite
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BEIRUT: The Syrian regime and its Russian ally are threatening an offensive to retake the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria’s last rebel bastion, where extremist group Hayat Tahrir
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israel welcomed Saturday a US decision to end funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), accusing the organization which supports some five million Palestinians of perpetuating
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Middle East
The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) has called the decision by the Trump administration to no longer commit funding "deeply regrettable" and "shocking". Chris Gunness, spokesperson for the
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Venezuelans leaving their country are finding life problematic in Peru. Racial slurs and hate speech have made it hard for many of them to feel safe. But some
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Jeju, South Korea - When Cristina arrived on South Korea's Jeju island last December, she thought the move from Anyang, just outside capital Seoul, would help her catch up
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KHUZAA, Gaza Strip: Each Friday, volunteer medic Asmaa Qudih goes through a tense ritual: She prays, kisses her mother’s hand and packs a bag with medical supplies as
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KHUZAA, Gaza Strip: Each Friday, volunteer medic Asmaa Qudih goes through a tense ritual: She prays, kisses her mother’s hand and packs a bag with medical supplies as
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TRIPOLI: On a sweltering night in Libya’s capital, Ahlam Fathi watches her son study by candlelight as yet another power cut has plunged the family home into darkness.Despite
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Middle East
Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of the Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang over the past two weeks, President Joko "Jokowi"
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Middle East
On The Listening Post this week: The National Enquirer was once Trump's most strident cheerleader — now it's his latest headache. Plus, Radio Dabanga: Is Darfur losing its
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Middle East
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of "defending the assault" by Syrian government forces on the last rebel stronghold in Idlib
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TRIPOLI: On a sweltering night in Libya’s capital, Ahlam Fathi watches her son study by candlelight as yet another power cut has plunged the family home into darkness.Despite
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Middle East
PARIS, BAGHDAD: Younes Selim clutches his stomach in pain at a hospital in southern Iraq, one of thousands to fall ill in a region flush with oil but
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Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraq policemen as clashes with security forces in Basra continue KIRKUK/BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber has killed two Iraqi policemen near a former bastion of
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Brazil's top electoral court has barred jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in October's presidential elections because of his corruption conviction. In a session
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New Delhi, India - The cost to rebuild Kerala following the severe flooding that hit the southern Indian state will exceed $3.7bn, authorities said. Almost 500 people were
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Middle East
Iranian politicians are debating laws to reduce the number of children forced to work to support their impoverished families. But will laws be enough to set up programmes
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