Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Cuba has celebrated the 60th anniversary of its communist revolution with its leader Raul Castro criticising the United States for returning to an outdated path of confrontation with
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New Delhi, India - A centuries-old ban has been breached by two women who entered an ancient Hindu temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala despite strong
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Somalia's government has ordered the top United Nations official in the country to leave, accusing him of interfering with national sovereignty days after he raised concerns about the actions
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World
New Delhi (CNN)Two women in the southern Indian state of Kerala made history Wednesday, defying religious conservatives to enter the Sabarimala Temple, one of Hinduism's holiest sites.The pair,
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World
Hong Kong (CNN)Xi Jinping called on Taiwan to reject independence and embrace "peaceful reunification" with China, in a conciliatory speech that nevertheless took a hard line on the
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World
(CNN)Netflix has blocked an episode of a comedy show that tackles the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from streaming in Saudi Arabia after officials from the Kingdom complained.
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israel’s center-left opposition dramatically split on Tuesday ahead of an April 9 election, with leader Avi Gabbay announcing he would no longer partner with veteran politician Tzipi
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JERUSALEM: Israel’s center-left opposition dramatically split on Tuesday ahead of an April 9 election, with leader Avi Gabbay announcing he would no longer partner with veteran politician Tzipi
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JEDDAH: Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Iryani on Tuesday praised the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) for revealing the manipulation and stealing of food aid by Houthi militia, who have
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On December 30, Bangladesh finally held a much awaited parliamentary election. Close to 100 million Bangladeshis voted in 40,000 polling stations across the country. But even before polling
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Narathiwat, Thailand - Suraiya first noticed something was wrong with her two-year-old son, Atfan Kuning, when he couldn't eat or keep any food down. The possibility of measles
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Middle East
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no one can change the fact that Taiwan is "part of China", adding that Beijing will not give up the use of
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)1. China's rocky year: China's economy is entering uncharted territory, and that could spell trouble for the rest of the world. After decades of sharp
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World
New Delhi (CNN Business)Narendra Modi swept into power in 2014 with promises to take the Indian economy to new heights and to create jobs for millions of young
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World
New York (CNN Business)For the all-electric luxury car and SUV market, this year's release of the Jaguar I-Pace was just the beginning. Starting next year and continuing in
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Middle East
US President Donald Trump has invited top congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for a border security briefing, the first between the president and Democratic leaders
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Middle East
Armed men have killed dozens of Fulani herders in central Mali, where ethnic violence cost hundreds of lives last year. The Malian government said in a statement that
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A 50-year-old German man clearly intended to kill foreigners when he rammed his silver Mercedes into a crowd of people in the northwest German town of Bottrop in
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KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir ordered authorities Tuesday to set up a committee to investigate violence during anti-government protests, even as a range of political groups called for
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Middle East
CAIRO: Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi are calling for constitutional changes that would allow him to stay in power once his second term ends in 2022.Backers
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Middle East
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is facing growing calls to step down following deadly protests over a dire economic crisis in the East African country. Twenty-two Sudanese opposition political
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US President Donald Trump has invited top congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for a border security briefing, the first between the president and Democratic leaders
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Middle East
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has been in power for nearly 18 years, but he has now agreed to step down. Millions of voters went to the polls in
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World
(CNN)The new year on Earth began with a record-setting space mission 4 billion miles away -- a first look at an object on the edge of our solar
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World
Moscow, Russia (CNN)A baby boy was plucked alive Tuesday from the rubble of an apartment building leveled a day earlier by a suspected gas explosion in the Russian
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Middle East
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir ordered authorities Tuesday to set up a committee to investigate violence during anti-government protests, even as a range of political groups called for
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Middle East
DUBAI: Oman’s Cyclone Mekunu left a trail of destruction and a multimillion-dollar insurance bill, national daily, Times of Oman reported. Insurance claims against the damage caused by the
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