Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
A United States tourist has been killed by members of an endangered Indian Ocean tribe after he attempted to go to their restricted island, Indian police said. John Allen Chau,
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Middle East
Nissan Motor Co will hold a board meeting on Thursday to remove Chairman Carlos Ghosn after his shock arrest earlier this week, heralding what could be a long
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World
(CNN)Police have opened a criminal investigation into an allegation that Bollywood star Alok Nath raped a former co-worker in the 1990s, in the one of the first formal
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World
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN)A British academic accused of spying was sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates after a five-minute hearing in which
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World
(CNN) — Sure, Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks. But the extended holiday weekend also is a time for some serious retail therapy, especially on discounted travel.
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Middle East
Fall from grace? Lebanon in disbelief over idol Carlos Ghosn’s business scandal DUBAI: The Lebanese community at home and abroad has rallied around auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, the
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Middle East
Fall from grace? Lebanon in disbelief over idol Carlos Ghosn’s business scandal DUBAI: The Lebanese community at home and abroad has rallied around auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, the
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The US has moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that it said had sent millions of barrels of oil to Syria and hundreds of millions of dollars
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Middle East
Riyaz Naikoo is one of the most wanted armed Kashmiri fighters with a bounty of 12 lakh ($163,000) on his head. The 31-year-old former mathematics teacher is the
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Middle East
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder was an "unfortunate accident" and any discussion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible and may not take the thrown is "outrageous",
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Middle East
Yangon, Myanmar - Adjusting her hijab and looking around the class, Dr Thet Htwe starts the day's lesson with a simple question. "Who wants to know about the
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World
"Good design is as little design as possible." These few words encapsulate the philosophy of German designer Dieter Rams, whose sleek and understated household products coined an aesthetic
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World
(CNN) — "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," goes the idiom. But for travelers, nothing's certain but death, taxes and
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World
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Sharon Okpoe has lived her entire 17 years in Makoko—known as the world's largest "floating slum"—built on a lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria.Rickety shacks stand on stilts
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The US has moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that it said had sent millions of barrels of oil to Syria and hundreds of millions of dollars
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The US has moved to disrupt an Iranian-Russian network that it said had sent millions of barrels of oil to Syria and hundreds of millions of dollars
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Middle East
Pakistani poet, human-rights activist and feminist, Fahmida Riaz, has passed away at the age of 72. Pakistan's newspapers and websites on Wednesday reported Riaz's passing away following a
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Middle East
A French rights group has sued Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan for his alleged involvement in the war in Yemen. Alliance for the Defence of
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Middle East
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back on Wednesday against Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against the president's new asylum policy as an
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World
CNN Heroes: It takes action to make change CNN Heroes: It takes action to make change CNN Heroes: It takes action to make change CNN Heroes: It takes
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World
(CNN)She is already a superstar, but the electric Enable can reach new heights after being targeted at an historic third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe next year.The John
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World
(CNN) — British billionaire Richard Branson's galactic aspirations have taken a step forward after his rocket launch company successfully completed a test flight of a Boeing 747 designed
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli minister said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s long-awaited plan for peace with the Palestinians was “a waste of time.”“I think that the gap
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Amnesty International said Wednesday it is enlisting the help of thousands of online activists to speed up its investigation into the US-led campaign that drove Daesh militants
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: A senior Israeli minister said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s long-awaited plan for peace with the Palestinians was “a waste of time.”“I think that the gap
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Middle East
Famine will hit the Central African Republic if nothing is done to reverse the humanitarian situation in the country, which is deteriorating at an "alarming rate", the United Nations
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Middle East
While there's been no official reaction out of Turkey to Trump's Tuesday statement, many politicians are angry. The deputy chairman of the ruling AK Party called Donald Trump's
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