Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement are expected to meet for a second round of talks on the conflict over the mineral-rich Western Sahara, a hopeful sign following
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US tech company Apple has said it will fix a bug in its Facetime video calling app that let iPhone users hear audio from users who were yet
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Nicosia, Cyprus - President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has called on Turkey to meet its obligations and recognise Cyprus as a sovereign state. Speaking after
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BEIRUT: Lebanon appeared to move closer to forming a new government on Wednesday after months of wrangling, with politicians from rival political factions indicating they believed it would
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HEBRON, West Bank: Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by
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HEBRON, West Bank: Palestinians in Hebron accused Israel on Tuesday of trying to rid the flashpoint city of witnesses to its actions in the occupied West Bank by
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Several states across the US Midwest are bracing for extreme weather that could be colder than some parts of Antarctica. At least three governors have issued a state
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Middle East
Lebanon’s currency, the lira, is under pressure. There are fears that without much-needed reforms, it could lose its value even more, worsening an already bad economic situation. The
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Middle East
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was one of hundreds of targets of a sophisticated intelligence operation by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to spy on
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World
Written by Jessica Rapp, CNN South Korean men have long embraced beauty products deemed unmarketable to their Western counterparts. Over the past decade, they have become the world's
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World
(CNN)Davos, Switzerland — The crisp white snow sparkles off stunningly high mountain peaks, a gorgeous backdrop for the thousands of the world's elite gathered here every year for
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Middle East
BAGHDAD: Spain’s King Felipe VI on Wednesday visited special forces helping Iraq fight extremists, during the first trip by a Spanish monarch to the war-ravaged country in four
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Middle East
BEIRUT: It only took a few days for Al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and villages in northern Syria from rival insurgents earlier this month,
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Middle East
BEIRUT: It only took a few days for Al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and villages in northern Syria from rival insurgents earlier this month,
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Venezuela's economy has been in crisis for years with skyrocketing hyperinflation forcing millions of people to flee the country. In a bid to remove President Nicolas Maduro from
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Middle East
A blast of arctic-chilled air from the polar vortex brought dangerous, record-setting cold to a wide swathe of the eastern United States on Tuesday, stretching from the Dakotas
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Middle East
Security has been stepped up across Kenya since al-Shabab gunmen attacked a Nairobi hotel complex this month, killing 21 people. The crackdown is disrupting life - military and
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World
Emirates Stadium, London (CNN)On nights like this soccer can be a comfort, acting as a balm during life's tragedies, offering 90-minutes of respite when the emotional fallout is
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World
New Delhi (CNN)A group of nuns who spoke out about alleged sexual abuse by a bishop in the southern Indian state of Kerala claim the church is attempting
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World
San Francisco (CNN Business)Travelers flying out of London's Gatwick Airport may soon have a robot parking their car.Later this year, the airport will test an autonomous robot that
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Middle East
At least two people have been killed and four others wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in the southern Philippines, say local officials. The attack in Zamboanga
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Filmmaker: Bouchra Ijork High in the Atlas Mountains in central Morocco are remote villages almost entirely dominated by Amazigh women, a result of the geographical divide between the
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Seoul, South Korea - For the United States and its geopolitical goals in East Asia, few scenarios would be better than a trilateral alliance with Japan and South
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World
French luxury giant LVMH on Tuesday posted record annual sales for 2018 and hiked its dividend by 20% despite economic headwinds in China. LVMH (LVMH), which owns 70
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World
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN)Venezuelan army defectors are calling on the Trump administration to arm them, in what they call their quest for "freedom." Former soldiers Carlos Guillen Martinez and
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World
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Escalating attacks by Boko Haram militants have forced 30,000 people out of Nigeria's northeast into Cameroonian borders over the weekend, the UN Refugee agency said on
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Middle East
AMMAN: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Tuesday announced the government’s resignation. Government spokesman Yousef Al-Mahmoud told Arab News that the Cabinet will continue carrying out its responsibilities until
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