Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Four gunmen dressed in fatigues opened fire at a military parade in southwestern Iran, killing at least 29 people including women and children. The brazen attack on
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Middle East
Yemen's film industry is experiencing a revival with Ten Days Before the Wedding, a locally produced film proving to be a hit with audiences and critics alike. The film,
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Middle East
A survivor was found alive inside the capsized Tanzanian ferry in an air pocket on the third day of a grim recovery operation as the death toll from
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing and wounding several people, state TV reported.The report Saturday described the assailants as
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Middle East
At least 24 people have been killed and 53 wounded after unknown gunmen opened fire at a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, state television
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Middle East
On The Listening Post this week: A two-part special on media in China: Under-reporting of the state's treatment of Uighur Muslims, and the tale of the Southern Media
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Middle East
Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir - The killing of three more local policemen in Indian-administered Kashmir has underlined growing tensions between rebels and police. At least 37 policemen have been killed
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing at least 8 members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 people,
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Middle East
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to
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Middle East
GENEVA: Members of a tribe persecuted for more than 20 years by authorities in Qatar appealed for help on Friday from the special rapporteur on the rights of
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Middle East
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has launched his re-election campaign, hoping to win over the country's millennial and Muslim voters as Southeast Asia's biggest economy tackles its many political
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Middle East
Russia and Turkey agreed on borders of the demilitarised zone around Syria's Idlib, part of a deal aimed to prevent a military assault on the last rebel enclave, Russia's
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Middle East
An angry Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday demanded the European Union make a new offer on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc. Speaking at 10 Downing Street in
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Middle East
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to
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Middle East
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to
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Middle East
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to
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Middle East
Male, Maldives - Guests on a five-star honeymoon resort in the Maldives caught a rare glimpse of the decades-long political and religious tensions rocking this island nation when
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Middle East
Becheve, Nigeria - In this sleepy village, in the shadow of the Obudu mountains in Cross River state, an ancient tradition continues that child protection workers say condemns young
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Middle East
Malaysia's likely next prime minister condemned the former leader over the country's ongoing corruption scandal, calling it one of the worst cases of graft the world has ever
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Middle East
The director of the world’s largest bird of prey hospital opens the casebook on the 10,000 raptors she treats each year DUBAI: As the national bird of Saudi
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Middle East
KLAK, Slovakia: A priest in the conservative Roman Catholic stronghold of Slovakia has challenged the church’s celibacy rules, voicing his dissent at a time when clerical celibacy is
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Middle East
JEDDAH: Interfaith dialogue is essential to combat terrorism, curb extremism and promote peace, a leading Islamic researcher has told Arab News. Open discussion between followers of different religions
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Middle East
Male, Maldives - Guests on a five-star honeymoon resort in the Maldives caught a rare glimpse of the decades-long political and religious tensions rocking this island nation when
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Middle East
Sexual assault survivors are taking to Twitter to share the challenges in reporting abuse after US President Donald Trump questioned Christine Blasey Ford's allegations against Supreme Court nominee,
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Middle East
A high-stakes standoff is under way in Washington over US President Donald Trump's choice for Supreme Court justice. Brett Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault by Christine Blasey
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World
New Delhi, India (CNN)After raping the 7-year-old girl with a water hose in New Delhi, the attacker handed her 10 rupees and a piece of chocolate in exchange
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia has been accused of attempting to shut down a UN-backed war crimes investigation in Yemen where thousands of civilians have died in the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Human Rights
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