Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities issued a notice to residents of a Bedouin village in a strategic spot in the occupied West Bank on Sunday informing them they have until
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Male, Maldives - The Maldives' elections commission has extended polling in the country's presidential election by three hours because of "extraordinary high turnout", according to an official. Voters in
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The voyage across the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a narrow stretch of water that separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula, is a journey mainly taken by African migrants seeking
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The Indian government has launched one of the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme, set to cover some 500 million poor people. The Ayushman Bharat programme, dubbed
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World
Written by Stephy Chung, CNNHong Kong It has been heralded as a vision of the future. A $10.75 billion infrastructure investment connecting Hong Kong with China's high-speed rail
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Middle East
British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning an early general election in November to save her leadership and to prevent the collapse of talks with European leaders over
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Male, Maldives - Polling stations have opened in the Maldives for a tense presidential election regarded as a test for democracy in the popular Indian Ocean honeymoon destination.
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It has been 10 years since the Maldivians shook off a three-decade-long dictatorship and chose to walk down the path of democracy. In October 2008, long-term Maldivian leader
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Victim saved on third day of search operation as death toll from the MV Nyerere ferry disaster passes 200.
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Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has accused the current government of mismanaging the country's finances. The rupee has plummeted against the dollar in recent months and inflation
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Male, Maldives - Police raided the opposition's campaign headquarters as thousands rallied on the streets of the capital on the eve of a presidential election billed as a
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ANKARA: Turkey is gearing up for a military offensive on Tal Abyad in Syria, according to some news reports, with video footage showing the Turkish military deploying troops near
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ANKARA: Turkey is gearing up for a military offensive on Tal Abyad in Syria, according to some news reports, with video footage showing the Turkish military deploying troops near
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The United States is ramping up pressure on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to keep oil prices low. US President Donald Trump said in a statement
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Eight children, including four siblings, were killed in Afghanistan when a mortar round they were playing with exploded, adding to the ever-growing civilian death toll in the 17-year
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Middle East
Brazilian police arrested a fugitive who the United States accuses of being the financier for the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Assad Ahmad Barakat was arrested in Foz de Iguazu, a
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World
(CNN)The Japanese space agency JAXA said it made history Saturday by successfully landing two unmanned rovers on an asteroid. "The two rovers are in good condition and are
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Middle East
The Vatican and Beijing reached an historic agreement over the appointment of bishops in China. The provisional accord could lead to a rapprochement between the Catholic Church and
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The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said Saturday according
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Middle East
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei condemned the attack in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, blaming "US-backed regimes in the region" for the "plot", which left at least 29
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CAIRO: Egypt's highest appeals court on Saturday rejected a motion by former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to overturn their conviction on corruption charges.The ruling by the
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TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 29, including 12 members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guard, and wounding
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A cholera outbreak in Nigeria's northeast has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks and infected thousands more, the United Nations said. The number of recorded
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Male, Maldives - Maldives police seized the opposition's campaign headquarters as thousands rallied on the streets of the capital on the eve of a presidential election billed as
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Middle East
A US military drone attack in southern Somalia killed 18 al-Shabab fighters after American and local forces on the ground came under attack, the US Africa Command said. The air
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 29, incluing 12 members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guard, and wounding
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked an annual Iranian military parade Saturday in the country's oil-rich southwest, killing at least 29, including 12 members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guard, and wounding
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