Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, with most signs suggesting that South America's most populous nation will elect
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BEIRUT: The new sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump against Hezbollah were no surprise for the people of Lebanon, but they are being imposed when Lebanon has
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AMMAN: A teacher has described the moment a flash flood engulfed a school trip near the Dead Sea in Jordan and swept 21 people, mainly children, to their
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BEIRUT: The new sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump against Hezbollah were no surprise for the people of Lebanon, but they are being imposed when Lebanon has
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Colombo, Sri Lanka - Political opponents of Sri Lanka's sacked leader Ranil Wickremesinghe have given him a Sunday deadline to vacate the prime minister's official residence amid a deepening
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The election of Sahle-Work Zewde as Ethiopia's first female president has been enthusiastically greeted in Ethiopia and beyond, raising hopes among advocates for gender equality in the
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A helicopter belonging to Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed in a ball of flames in the club's car park, according to British media. It
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World
Istanbul (CNN)Eighteen Saudis are being investigated on the charge of "intentional homicide with premeditation" and torture over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a senior Turkish official
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The new sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump against Hezbollah were no surprise for the people of Lebanon, but they are being imposed when Lebanon has
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The new sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump against Hezbollah were no surprise for the people of Lebanon, but they are being imposed when Lebanon has
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The new sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump against Hezbollah were no surprise for the people of Lebanon, but they are being imposed when Lebanon has
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Middle East
Ireland has re-elected Michael Higgins as president for a second seven-year term. The 77-year old received 55.8 percent of the vote in Friday's election, winning in every constituency,
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Middle East
A four-way summit on Syria has ended with no major breakthrough, even as the leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France agreed that a fragile ceasefire in Idlib
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Leaders from Turkey, Russia, France and Germany are meeting in Istanbul to discuss the conflict in Syria. The United Nations has said that Damascus is blocking efforts to
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World
(CNN)US President Donald Trump has pointed to a caravan of migrants trekking north through Mexico as a major issue in the upcoming midterm elections.But when Election Day rolls
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World
Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN)Brazilians on Sunday will elect the country's next President amid one of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in its history. This comes as
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World
Rome (CNN)Thousands of people staged a sit-in overlooking Rome's ancient forum Saturday to protest what they call the city's degradation under the populist Five Star Movement. Organizers estimated
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Middle East
DUBAI: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the world has defeated Daesh, but it hasn’t destroyed the extremist group yet. “Stabilization in Syria is key,
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DUBAI: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the world has defeated Daesh, but it hasn’t destroyed the extremist group yet. “Stabilization in Syria is key,
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BEIRUT: Daesh has killed 60 US-backed fighters in Syria who are battling to oust the extremists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said
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A suspect has been taken into custody in Pittsburgh, in the US state of Pennsylvania, after a shooting that caused "multiple casualties" at a synagogue, according to police.
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Arriaga, Mexico - Thousands of Honduran migrants and refugees in southern Mexico are continuing their journey north after a two-hour standoff with police. Mexican federal police in riot gear blocked the highway
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Greece is known for its history and climate, but not for oil and gas. That may be about to change with a new pipeline being completed across the
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World
Novak Djokovic arrives in the French capital with the world number one ranking in his sights.
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Middle East
Manama Dialogue: Saudi FM refutes Riyadh is changing alliances, says relation with US is ‘ironclad’ MANAMA: Saudi foreign minister Adel Al Jubeir refuted media reports about any intention
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ISTANBUL: The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Saturday to try and find a lasting political solution to the Syrian civil war and
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BEIRUT: Syria’s militant-dominated Idlib province is the last major area still outside regime control, after a string of ferocious assaults this year put most of the country back
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