Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
BEIRUT: The parents of American journalist Austin Tice, who was abducted in Syria more than six years ago, said Tuesday they were encouraged by US efforts and new
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GENEVA: Iran has threatened to block the waterway in which oil exports are shipped on Tuesday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterating that the United States will not
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A Turkish appeals court has upheld the "terror propaganda" conviction of a former co-leader and presidential candidate of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party. Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday
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After a closed-door briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on Tuesday, top US senators said there is "zero chance" Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) wasn't involved
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Talks to try to end the almost four-year war in Yemen are set to begin in Sweden this week. It is hoped they are the start of ending
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World
(CNN)Her moment in the spotlight may have been overshadowed by host Martin Solveig, but Ada Hegerberg, the first ever winner of the Women's Ballon d'Or, nonetheless ensured her
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World
Paris (CNN)France will suspend fuel price hikes after ongoing protests turned violent over the weekend, in a major concession by President Emmanuel Macron's government. According to CNN affiliate
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London (CNN)Michelle Obama has revealed Queen Elizabeth II's surprising view on royal protocol at a speaking engagement in London on Monday.The former US first lady recalled worrying as
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Middle East
BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers said they increased patrols on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday after Israel announced an operation against what it said were Hezbollah infiltration tunnels.The Israeli army
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ANKARA: The bodies of three migrants believed to have frozen to death were found in three separate Turkish border villages, state media reported on Tuesday.The first body of
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More than 90% of children in the Arab region have no access to preschool, kindergarten More than 90 percent of children in the Arab region are not getting
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A Filipina journalist, who leads a news website that has questioned Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war, has vowed to continue reporting on his administration's policies despite
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Some of Greece's star athletes are blaming a lack of financial support and state negligence for having a negative effect on their careers. They say there needs to
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Tropical Cyclone Owen has become the first December cyclone to develop in the Coral Sea since 1997. It is not a particularly powerful system, and as such, its
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World
Jerusalem (CNN)Israel has launched an operation along its northern border with Lebanon to "expose and thwart cross border tunnels" which it says have been dug by Hezbollah, the
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World
New Delhi (CNN Business)A helicopter app for the wealthy has picked India's financial capital Mumbai as its first city outside the United States. Blade allows users to book
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World
London (CNN)The British government has the power to unilaterally halt the Brexit process, a top European legal adviser has said, delivering a significant boost to campaigners who want
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Middle East
SANAA: The UN Yemen envoy sought on Tuesday to press forward planned peace talks in Sweden a day after the Arab coalition agreed for 50 wounded Houthi militia
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SANAA: The UN Yemen envoy sought on Tuesday to press forward planned peace talks in Sweden a day after the Arab coalition agreed for 50 wounded Houthi militia
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NABLUS: A Palestinian was killed during a clash with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank early Tuesday, Palestinian official media and a medical source said.Mohammad Habali, 22,
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Stockholm, Sweden - Yemen's government has said it has agreed to a large-scale prisoner swap with its adversaries, the Houthi rebels, as part of a "confidence-building measure," suggesting
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In late November, a 16-year-old girl called Yara Ayoub from the Galilee village of al-Jish went missing. A few days later her body was found brutally mutilated in
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Mexico's new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has signed his first decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping of 43 students in an apparent massacre, which
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World
New York (CNN Business)Social media dominated the top apps of the year. On Tuesday, Apple unveiled its list of the most downloaded iPhone apps of 2018. Topping the
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World
New York (CNN Business)China is already the largest and most important market for the American auto industry. Removing tariffs on American cars exported to China isn't that big
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Middle East
Houthis ‘still break international law’ despite confidence-building measures: Arab Coalition RIYADH: The Arab Coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government condemned the Houthi militia on Monday for violating international
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YAMMOUNEH, Lebanon: A fire ripped through a refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday killing two Syrians, including a boy, and burning nearly two dozen tents, a local official
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