Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian security forces “systematically” abuse and torture prisoners in what could amount to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.The rival authorities of
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RMELAN, Syria: From northern Syria, Muslim convert Sufyan is imploring his native Germany to take him back, having been captured years after joining the Daesh group’s so-called “caliphate.”His
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BAGHDAD: Drain the swamp: it’s a promise leaders around the world are making in this era of voter cynicism and political upheaval.But Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi may
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Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the country's parliament about the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Here is an English translation of the speech. The
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Middle East
Pucallpa, Peru - Sailing upriver in pitch dark, the Eduardo II reaches a dangerous impasse. The ship's massive propellers thrust in reverse as it nearly runs aground. A
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Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has briefly attended a high-profile economic forum in Riyadh that was boycotted by global business chiefs and politicians after the killing
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Erdogan: KSA took ‘important step’ in revealing Khashoggi’s killing, but more answers needed DUBAI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech to parliament on Tuesday regarding the
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LONDON: Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested 15 militants planning attacks on Shiite Muslims making an annual pilgrimage to Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians travel to
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MOSUL, Iraq: At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb blast in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara on Tuesday, police and medical
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Turkey, Istanbul - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned by Saudi officials days in advance. Addressing the
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Middle East
Adi Quala, Eritrea and Rama, Ethiopia - Teklehaimanot Tesfazigi is 103 years old and has witnessed Eritrea's many stages, from the Italian colonial period to the British administration, which
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Middle East
Mexico's Pacific coast is set to be pounded on Tuesday by two storms headed its way, both of them having distinct characteristics. The larger of the two storms
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World
(CNN)Professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, better known by his stage name Roman Reigns, has announced that he is stepping away from the ring due to an ongoing fight
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World
(CNN)Lewis Hamilton was left to rue his Mercedes team's tactics at the US Grand Prix, which forced the British driver to keep his champagne on ice for another
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World
Less than a month before the end of World War I, a huge painting commemorating the war effort was unveiled in central Paris. Its creators wanted to honor
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Middle East
Australia's government on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against five officers in Myanmar's powerful military who are accused of overseeing barbaric violence against the Rohingya. Following similar actions by the
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Early morning on Sunday, October 23, 1983, Pierre Sabbagh awoke from an uncomfortable night's sleep in the grounds of the US Battalion Landing Team (BLT) headquarters in Beirut,
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Two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait in a move bound to aggravate China amid heightened tensions with Beijing. The USS Curtis Wilbur and USS Antietam conducted
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World
New York (CNN Business)In an unusual behind-the-scenes glimpse at corporate decision-making, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser detailed why he pulled out of this week's Future Investment Initiative in Saudi
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(CNN)The US Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait Monday, a show of force that is bound to irritate Beijing and comes amid heightened US-China tensions on
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Trudging on foot in the sweltering sun, thousands of migrants left the Mexican city of Tapachula on Monday and continued their journey north. A key unanswered question: Will
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Middle East
Hong Kong - President Xi Jinping opened the long-delayed and over-budget Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Tuesday, billed as a major step forward in China's plan to turn the Pearl
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Middle East
Authorities in Nigeria have deployed special police forces to northern Kaduna and declared a 24-hour curfew in the state's capital following communal violence that killed dozens of people.
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Middle East
Despite the differing narratives about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, some facts are indisputable, pieced together using security footage and Turkish intelligence. Turkish sources say
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World
Written by Dan Bailey, CNNTokyo, Japan For more than a decade, Tokyo Fashion Week has fought to cement the city as Asia's fashion capital. But while there's certainly
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World
Manchester, England (CNN)Cristiano Ronaldo said he was a "happy man" and that the truth will come out about the rape allegation against him, while answering questions Monday at
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(CNN)A witness in the trial of an Indian Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun has died, according to police, prompting a probe into his death. Father Kuriakose
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