Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
SARAJEVO: Toys, house keys and diaries hang suspended from the ceiling or sit on plain white pedestals at Sarajevo’s War Childhood Museum in a simple tribute to the
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Middle East
SAMARRA, Iraq: Four Iraqi policemen were killed Sunday in two back-to-back bomb blasts north of the capital, officials said, in an attack claimed by Daesh.“At around 8:00 am,
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Middle East
Scores of Yemeni women have held a protest outside the home of the country's interior minister, calling on the government to give them information about their sons reportedly
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At least 20 people have been killed in twin bombings in the Muslim-majority southern Philippines on Sunday. The first explosion happened during Sunday Mass inside the Catholic cathedral
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Middle East
Political leaders formerly associated with Tunisia's ruling party have announced the formation of a new movement that will compete in this year's general elections. The formation of the
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World
(CNN)As Venezuela's chaotic political situation continues and the world picks sides, President Nicolas Maduro is alleging the United States orchestrated a coup to remove him from the helm
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World
Washington (CNN)Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday he did not know of anyone calling for a US military intervention in Venezuela amid the escalating political crisis gripping the South
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World
London (CNN)The Bank of England has blocked Nicolas Maduro's officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold, Bloomberg reported, dealing a further blow to the embattled Venezuelan President
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia has freed Saudi-Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, more than a year after the tycoon was detained under the kingdom's controversial anti-corruption campaign. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed
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Middle East
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has said protesters in the country are trying to imitate the 2011 Arab Spring and blamed unidentified outside groups for trying to destabilise the region.
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Middle East
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected calls by European nations to hold early elections, calling the opposition leader's self-declaration as president constitutionally null. "Nobody can give us an
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World
(CNN)Three tournaments, three finals, but still no trophy for the USA. It was once again a firing Fijian side that thwarted the Eagles in the showpiece game as
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army
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Middle East
SARAJEVO: Toys, house keys and diaries hang suspended from the ceiling or sit on plain white pedestals at Sarajevo’s War Childhood Museum in a simple tribute to the
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Middle East
BEIRUT: The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has warned Israel against continuing strikes in Syria targeting mainly Iranian positions, saying it could fuel war in the region.Israel’s army
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Middle East
Nearly two million South Koreans have gone fishing for their annual ice fishing festival in Hwacheon County, close to the border with North Korea. It is hoped the
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Middle East
More protests are planned in Sudan against President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule. Demonstrations began almost six weeks ago over demands for basic life necessities, as well as the
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Middle East
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating. The
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Middle East
DUBAI: Two residents were killed and several others injured when a house was bombed twice by the Houthi militia in Al-Sab’a Al-Olya village, south of Heis district in
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Middle East
DUBAI: Two residents were killed and several others injured when a house was bombed twice by the Houthi militia in Al-Sab’a Al-Olya village, south of Heis district in
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egypt opened a new international airport on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday for an initial trial period, in a bid to ease pressure from Cairo’s
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Middle East
Over a dozen people have been killed in two bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral on the southern Philippine island of Jolo, where the Abu Sayyaf group and
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Middle East
An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was activated early on Sunday in Brazil's Brumadinho municipality, the same community where a dam collapsed killing at least
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Middle East
More protests have been called against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Hundreds of people have been arrested during a government crackdown on demonstrators. The families of those held want
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Middle East
Ten years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister, hosted President Bashar al-Assad for a family holiday in the Aegean resort of Bodrum as relations between Turkey and
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