Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
(CNN)Almost exactly twelve years ago, Steve Jobs stepped on stage at MacWorld and unveiled the iPhone, touting it as a "revolutionary and magical product." Its unprecedented success would
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Middle East
KHARTOUM, CAIRO: Short of time to save his sinking economy, Sudan’s President Omar Bashir boarded a Russian jet on Dec. 17 and became the first Arab leader to
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Middle East
AMONA, WEST BANK: Israeli police faced stiff resistance early Thursday as they tried to dismantle mobile homes of settlers who had moved back into an illegal West Bank
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Middle East
RABAT: A Morocco prosecutor on Thursday brought seven new suspects including a Spanish-Swiss man before a Rabat anti-terror judge in connection with the murder of two Scandinavian women
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Middle East
A strengthening tropical storm is edging closer to southern Thailand, prompting thousands of people to seek shelter inland, suspending ferry services and closing a major airport. Tropical storm Pabuk
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Middle East
It had been five years since I'd visited Sudan. Recently, I returned to attend a family wedding in the capital, Khartoum. I was overjoyed with a nostalgic feeling.
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Middle East
A heatwave sweeping Australia has engulfed the country's densely-populated southeast, boosting temperature records and prompting fire bans. A week after Australia's hottest town, Marble Bar in the remote
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World
New York (CNN Business)SpaceX is in the midst of a funding round that has already pulled Elon Musk's rocket company past a $30 billion valuation.The new capital cements
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World
(CNN)Matteo Salvini, Italy's hard-line interior minister and deputy prime minister, says the decision to play the Italian Super Cup match between Juventus and AC Milan in Saudi Arabia
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World
(CNN)Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday as their trial began in Riyadh, Saudi Press
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Middle East
BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Syria’s Kurds have established an autonomous region during seven years of civil war, but the abrupt decision by their US ally to withdraw has thrown their political
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Middle East
ANKARA: Iraqi President Barham Salih’s first official visit to Turkey’s capital since his election in October indicates an emphasis on cooperating against terrorism, experts say. At a joint
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Middle East
Canada has said 13 of its citizens have been detained in China since the December 1 arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Vancouver,
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Middle East
The United States has warned its citizens they could face arbitrary action by authorities when they visit China, urging them to "exercise increased caution". The travel advisory update
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Middle East
Six months after his historic summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore, US President Donald Trump has still not succeeded in his goal of getting the North Korean leader
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World
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Driving in Thailand can be a hair-raising experience at the best of times, but during the country's so-called "seven dangerous days" over the New Year holiday
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World
(CNN)Vital research into new cancer treatments and technology combating climate change "will be compromised" if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal in place, university
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World
Hong Kong (CNN)When the British defense minister revealed this week that new military bases were being considered in Asia, critics questioned whether London has the money -- or
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Middle East
BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government
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Middle East
BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government
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Middle East
BEIRUT: A major Lebanese trade union is to hold a general strike on Friday over living conditions and the political gridlock roiling the country. Lebanon has no government
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Middle East
Amarante do Maranhao, Brazil - Davi Gaviao, an indigenous man with a mental illness was known to spend his days wandering the streets of Amarante do Maranhao, a
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Middle East
Croatia has urged Israel to overcome a rare disagreement with the United States and to confirm it can carry through on a deal to sell 12 used American-made
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Middle East
New US legislators were sworn in on Thursday, with a number of "firsts" taking their seats in the 116th Congress. Democrats assumed majority control of the House of
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World
Phuket, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand's biggest island, Phuket is famous for quite a few reasons. It's got beautiful beaches, some of the world's top luxury resorts and is
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Middle East
DUBAI: Iran’s health minister has resigned over proposed budget cuts, the official news agency IRNA reported, amid an economic crisis wrought by the reimposition of US sanctions on
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