Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Click here for the latest updates on the US elections. US voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 6, to take part in midterm elections that will
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Arizona - Tuesday's midterm elections are seen as a referendum on the US president's first two years in office. This year's elections will also determine if Republicans can
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World
Dubai (CNN Business)Saudis unhappy with the Washington Post's coverage of the killing of its journalist Jamal Khashoggi are taking aim at Jeff Bezos' business interests in the Middle
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World
Tehran, Iran (CNN)A sea of protesters gathers outside the former US embassy in Iran. Hardline supporters of Iran's government, bused into the center of Tehran for the yearly
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Washington (CNN)The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father's body, in their first interview since he was killed in
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Middle East
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt’s president has said his country’s 2011 Arab Spring revolt was an ill-advised attempt at change whose chaotic aftermath posed an existential threat to the nation.Addressing
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CAIRO: Egypt’s president has signalled he might order a review of a law restricting the work of non-governmental organizations, which has raised an outcry from human rights groups,
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Palestinians in Syria’s Yarmuk yearn for outside help Former residents of the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk are desperately counting on assistance from abroad to help raise the once-bustling
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Middle East
With the second round of sanctions against Iran, US President Donald Trump's threat to impose the "toughest ever" punitive measures against the Islamic Republic is in full force, a
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In the final hours before the US midterm elections, many minorities are concerned about the issue of voter suppression. From Native Americans in North Dakota to Hispanics in
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Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva has challenged his corruption conviction, arguing that the judge behind his conviction has "proven his bias" by accepting a cabinet post under a
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World
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Armed men kidnapped 79 children from a boarding school in Cameroon's Northwest region, a local government official told CNN Monday.Louis Marie Begne, spokesman for Cameroon's Northwest
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World
New York (CNN Business)Tencent will check the identities of all its gamers in China by 2019 with the aim of limiting the hours young people spend playing. The
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(CNN)Twelve people have been confirmed dead after severe flooding in Sicily, Italy, on Sunday, bringing the nationwide death toll from a week of extreme weather to 29. Nine
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Middle East
LONDON: Oman and Britain will open a joint military training base next year to help counter the activities of hostile states and extremist groups. UK Defence Secretary Gavin
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PARIS: France has issued its first international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence officials, a move hailed by rights groups Monday as an important step toward prosecuting
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BEIRUT: A car bomb exploded near a military position in Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday, local authorities and a war monitor said, and Daesh said it was behind the
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Arriaga, Mexico - Billy Noe Martinez was less 150km from the US-Mexico border eight years ago when his journey came to an abrupt stop. A group of men
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Middle East
Investigations into the Lion Air flight crash have revealed that the Boeing 747 plane had the same fault on four flights before it went down. This emerged after
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Middle East
Parts of the Pacific Northwest in the United States can expect some snow but the worst of the weather can have an impact on the midterm polls in
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World
Hong Kong (CNN)From the jungles of Myanmar to the streets of Hong Kong, police throughout Asia are fighting a war against methamphetamine. By many indications, they're losing.Demand for
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World
(CNN)The sport is solo sailing, but the real game is human management, says around-the-world racer Alex Thomson.The Briton, a veteran of long-distance yacht racing, is set to embark
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World
(CNN)Millions of voters will go to the polls across the US on Tuesday, but they won't be picking a president. The impact of the midterm elections, however, could
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Middle East
PARIS: French prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence and government officials, including security chief Ali Mamlouk, for alleged collusion in war crimes, a
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TEHRAN, Iran: Iran greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,”
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HINDIYAH, Iraq: Iraqi officials and fishermen are at a loss to explain how hundreds of tons of carp have suddenly died in fish farms in the Euphrates River,
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Delegations have been grilling Saudi Arabia on its human rights record at the UN in Geneva as it faces a torrent of international condemnation over the killing of journalist
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