Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 on board, an official has
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World
(CNN)President Donald Trump said Sunday the US would "devastate Turkey economically" if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region."Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting
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World
(CNN)A Nobel Prize-winning American scientist who co-discovered DNA has been stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led after repeating racist comments in a documentary.
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World
(CNN)Russia is taking back World War II-era tanks from Laos because, well, Moscow needs a star, lots of them.The Russian Defense Ministry said this week that 30 T-34
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Middle East
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of
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Middle East
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of
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Middle East
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of
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Middle East
At least 11 people have been injured after Indian security forces opened fire on mourners, who were attending the funeral of two rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir. Zeenat ul-Islam was killed along
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Middle East
A senior Israeli minister has arrived in Cairo to attend an energy conference after receiving an invitation from the Egyptian government, Israel's energy ministry has said. Energy Minister
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Middle East
Teenager Rahaf al-Qunun has grabbed the world’s attention for defying a strict social code in Saudi Arabia. She said she feared for her life if she was returned
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Middle East
BEIRUT: US officials are in Beirut holding talks with Lebanese officials about the growing threat posed by Hezbollah as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues to tour
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Middle East
ANKARA: Over the weekend, Turkey carried out counter-terrorism operations against the alleged members of Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in cities throughout the country.With HTS taking
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Middle East
TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun “preliminary activities for designing” a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment for its
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Middle East
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced criticism on Sunday after making comments about what he called "white wine sipping elites in Amsterdam" who are not giving US President
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Middle East
Images of glowing light danced to a slow electronic beat, as an indistinguishable instrument radiated sound resembling flowing water. No more than a hundred people sat down in
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Middle East
The head of Iran's nuclear programme Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that the Islamic Republic has broken new ground on nuclear technology, with scientists taking the first steps
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World
(CNN)There's a giant bronze hippopotamus missing in England. The 1,500-pound, 6.5-foot cast bronze sculpture was reported stolen Friday, Kent police said in a news release. The hippo is
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Daesh militants are "living their final moments" in the last enclave they hold in Syria, near the Iraqi border, where the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have stepped
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Middle East
KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at crowds of anti-government protesters in Khartoum and the western war-torn region of Darfur after organizers called for nationwide rallies against
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Middle East
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters marched in and around Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday, the fourth week of unrest that began over skyrocketing prices and a failing economy but which
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Middle East
Democratic Republic of Congo should recount the votes of its contested presidential election that the runner-up says was rigged, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said. "A recount
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Middle East
On January 9, the upper house of India's parliament - the Rajya Sabha - passed a constitutional amendment to lift the cap on reservations in education and public sector
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Middle East
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has warned lawmakers ready to reject her EU divorce deal that failing to deliver Brexit would be "catastrophic" for the country's democracy. Writing
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World
Washington (CNN)The White House's National Security Council asked the Pentagon last year for plans for launching a military attack against Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported early Sunday,
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Jerusalem (CNN)In a rare acknowledgment of Israeli operations in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country's air force struck Syria over the weekend.Speaking at Sunday's weekly Cabinet
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(CNN)A leftist Italian fugitive has been detained in Bolivia and will be sent to Italy as "a little gift" from far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to Italy's hardline
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Middle East
DUBAI: A high-ranking Yemeni intelligence official injured in a Houthi drone attack on the country's largest air base died of his wounds on Sunday, medical sources said. Intelligence
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