Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
(CNN)British charity Save the Children says that an estimated 85,000 children under the age of 5 may have died from extreme hunger or disease since the war in Yemen
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Middle East
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number
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Middle East
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number
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Middle East
A Chinese university's plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire, illustrating the limits of the population's tolerance for surveillance.
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Middle East
Shenzhen, China - The video screen shows a constant procession of Chinese citizens moving past a camera at what appears to be a public festival, park or central
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Middle East
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has narrowly averted a possible collapse of his coalition government. Education Minister Naftali Bennett threatened to pull his party from Netanyahu's coalition over
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World
(CNN)In just the latest reminder of the dangers of pollution in our oceans, a dead whale in Indonesia has been found with 13.2 pounds (six kilograms) of plastic
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World
(CNN) — Bangkok is famous for many things. Street food, temples and over-the-top shopping malls come to mind. Terrifying experiences that make your palms sweat and your knees
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World
(CNN)Australia will not join a United Nations-backed global pact on migration, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Wednesday, citing concerns that the deal would be used to "undermine Australia's
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Middle East
PARIS: The UN on Tuesday called on countries to step up efforts to integrate the growing numbers of refugee and migrant children worldwide into their education systems.The number
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Middle East
US senators accused President Donald Trump of putting "Saudi Arabia first" in his decision to not take punitive measures against the kingdom or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over
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Middle East
Below is the full statement by United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Statement from President Donald J Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia
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Middle East
Since November 9, the Ethiopian government has arrested more than 60 leading figures from the National Intelligence Service and Security (NISS) and the state-owned conglomerate Metals and Engineering
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The downfall of Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is the latest major scandal to send shock waves through corporate Japan, and it raises new questions about
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)One of China's top tech billionaires is shifting away from managing his company's core business, a few months after being arrested in the United States
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World
(CNN)The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi wrote passionately about ending the brutal war in Yemen. In one column for the Washington Post he called on Saudi Arabia to
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Middle East
CAIRO: One of the biggest Egyptian travel companies, Travco Group, said on Tuesday that hotel bookings are rising as tourists return to the country after years of political
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Middle East
CAIRO: For years, Mostafa Mahmoud struggled to pay for his expensive drug addiction, spending much of his meagre income on hashish. A few months ago, he switched to
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Middle East
CAIRO: For years, Mostafa Mahmoud struggled to pay for his expensive drug addiction, spending much of his meagre income on hashish. A few months ago, he switched to
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Middle East
Tijuana, Mexico - Lying in the shade in a little green strip between a walkway and a fence in the Tijuana stadium-turned-shelter for Central American migrants and refugees,
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Middle East
Saudi activists, including women, detained in a government crackdown this year have faced sexual harassment and torture during interrogation, Amnesty International said. Since May, the kingdom has held
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Middle East
Shahidul Alam, an award-wining photographer and activist in Bangladesh, has been released from jail on bail after spending more than 100 days behind bars. Authorities had said the 63-year old had
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World
London (CNN Business)Renault appointed an acting chief executive on Tuesday but stopped short of removing Carlos Ghosn as CEO and chairman following his arrest on suspicion of financial
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World
(CNN)Airbnb has announced that it is removing listings of rentals in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying they are "at the core of the dispute between Israelis
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Iraq launched an air strike on an Daesh target inside neighboring Syria on Tuesday, its military said on Monday.F-16 fighter jets destroyed a building where members of
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Iran is reintroducing fuel cards that will cap petrol purchases in a bid to combat rampant smuggling, state media reported on Tuesday.Smuggling has boomed in recent months
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