Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have detained the daughter of former presidential candidate and senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat Al-Shater, family members and two security sources said on Thursday.Aisha
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Militants on Thursday killed four pro-regime fighters in Idlib province, the rebel stronghold where Russia and Turkey have agreed to set up a buffer zone, a monitor
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Middle East
Just five days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump tweeted an anti-immigrant online campaign video blaming Democrats and suggesting, without evidence, that a US-bound caravan of Central
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia has been a strategic US partner in the Middle East for decades, first as a bulwark against the expansion of USSR-friendly regimes during the Cold War
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Middle East
Prosecutors in the United States have unveiled criminal charges against a Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers tied to the billion-dollar 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal. The three-count
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World
(CNN)Brace yourself Buenos Aires -- one of football's biggest and most bitter rivalries is set to write arguably its most important chapter yet.Later this month Argentine clubs Boca
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World
(CNN)France has launched a nationwide investigation into abnormal rates of babies born with missing or malformed limbs in several regions after 11 new cases were identified.In October, the
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(CNN)A Republican politician from Illinois has angered the residents of a coastal English village by featuring a picture of its streets to depict "foreclosures, unemployment and economic recession."
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Middle East
At least 12 civilians have been killed in multiple Boko Haram attacks targeting two villages and a camp for those displaced by fighting in northeastern Nigeria, according to
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Middle East
Police in the United States say they are still investigating the deaths of two sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies were found duct-taped together by the riverbank of
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Middle East
The parliament in Armenia has been dissolved after it failed to choose a new prime minister for the second time, paving the way for a snap election in
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World
(CNN)There were no tears or hysterical celebrations for Lando Norris on the most significant Sunday yet of his young life, just inner contentment at a childhood ambition achieved.
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World
(CNN)Even by Lewis Hamilton's high standards, 2018 has been a phenomenal season.The 33-year-old has showcased his talent throughout the year, pushing himself and the Mercedes car to the
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World
New York (CNN Business)JPMorgan Chase is building a campus in Silicon Valley as it redoubles its focus on tech — and looks to compete more aggressively for top
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Middle East
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Palestinians in Gaza have coped with shortages of just about everything in more than a decade of border closures — from chocolate to medicines
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Middle East
PARIS: For dozens of French women detained in Syria, an impossible choice looms: keeping their children in a war zone, or sending them home knowing they might never
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Middle East
ANKARA: Turkey has expanded its military offensive to the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, a move experts believe is meant to put pressure on
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Middle East
Sri Lanka's president has lifted the suspension of parliament and scheduled a meeting of the legislature on November 5 amid mounting pressure to end a political crisis. President
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Middle East
At least 56,800 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing since 2014, almost double the number recorded by the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM), an investigation
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Middle East
Almost a decade ago, the teardrop-shaped island in the Indian ocean brought to a brutal end a conflict that claimed thousands of lives. Since then, history seems to
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World
New Delhi (CNN Business)Tensions between the Indian government and its central bank have spilled out into the open, raising fears that the country's fast-growing economy could be blown
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World
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(CNN) — "No moon, no blossom. Just me drinking sake, totally alone." This melancholy haiku was penned by Japanese poet Matsuo Basho in 1689, shortly before he set
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Middle East
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the suspension of parliament and scheduled a meeting of the legislature on November 5 amid mounting pressure to end a political crisis.
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Middle East
US President Donald Trump has made immigration a central issue as he campaigns ahead of this month's midterm election. The vote is being seen as a crucial test
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Middle East
Tunisia's government has described a suicide attack that took place in the capital two days ago as "an isolated act". The female attacker was not on any of
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World
New York (CNN)WeWork is starting to curb the beer consumption of some of its New York City members.The coworking community mecca is testing new rules on its free
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