Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Tuesday at the request of France and Britain after they accused Iran of test-firing a medium-range
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Israel has launched what it calls "an operation to expose and neutralise" tunnels between Lebanon and Israel allegedly dug by armed group Hezbollah. The operation was announced by the
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An international law firm hired by the US State Department to investigate last year's military crackdown on the Rohingya in Myanmar says it has found evidence of genocide,
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Middle East
Manus Island, Papua New Guinea - Aziz Abdul Muhamat had agreed to meet me for an interview near the East Lorengau refugee transit centre at eight in the morning.
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World
New York (CNN Business)5G is already here, but you can't do much to access those super-fast speeds unless you live in a specific place with a particular piece
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World
New York (CNN Business)Ikea is ditching its famous Swedish meatballs and cavernous blue-and-yellow stores to crack big cities. The company announced on Monday that it will open up
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Middle East
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named Ahmed Ouyahia, head of the Rassemblement National Democratique (RND), the second-largest party of Algeria and an ally of the National Liberation Front
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CAIRO: An Egyptian criminal court has ordered the conditional release of prominent blogger and journalist Wael Abbas, a judicial source said on Monday, rejecting an appeal by state
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VATICAN CITY: The Vatican expressed concern over the status of Jerusalem on Monday as Pope Francis and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held their first meeting since the United
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Real Madrid's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has won the 2018 Ballon d'Or award for the best player in men's football, while Norwegian forward Ada Hegerberg scooped the inaugural women's trophy.
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Middle East
Irfah Satiri slightly bends down to drag a plastic bag out of the mud at the bottom of a waterway. "Maybe, it's been here for years," he says.
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Middle East
After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft has arrived at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex on Monday pulled
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World
(CNN)The US embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was closed after the US received intelligence that an ISIS-linked group could carry out attacks against US interests
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World
Written by Dita Von Teese Dita Von Teese is a burlesque performer, model and author. This is an edited extract from her foreword to "Working Girls: An American
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World
Programming note: Vote for CNN Hero of the Year right here and find out who wins when Anderson Cooper hosts "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute," Sunday, December 9
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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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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) said on Monday it had nominated current premier Nechirvan Barzani to succeed his uncle Masoud Barzani as president of Iraqi Kurdistan, and
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Middle East
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named Ahmed Ouyahia, head of the Rassemblement National Democratique (RND), the second-largest party of Algeria and an ally of the National Liberation Front
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Indonesia's Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737
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As ministers from OPEC and other major oil producing countries prepare to gather in Vienna for a crucial meeting later this week, the cartel is absorbing yet another
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CIA Director Gina Haspel will give a closed briefing to leaders of several US Senate committees this week on the killing of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, US media
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World
(CNN)Luka Modric has won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to receive the award since 2007. The midfielder, 33,
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World
Watch "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" live Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. (CNN)Ted Danson knows all about being naughty or nice as the star of NBC's
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World
(CNN)When Canada lines up for its first game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, against Italy in Fukuoka, there is likely to be a swelling of national pride
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Middle East
London, United Kingdom – The UK's opposition Labour Party is pushing to launch contempt of Parliament proceedings against the government over its refusal to publish in full legal
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Qatar is leaving the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, the first Gulf country to pull out since joining more than half a century ago. Qatar
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Two people, including a police officer, have been killed in northern India during violent protests by villagers over suspicions of cow slaughter, officials said. Police said a crowd
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