Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
MOSCOW: Russia and Syria issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on US forces to leave Syria and to allow people inside a refugee camp in the southeast
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Middle East
MOSCOW: Russia and Syria issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on US forces to leave Syria and to allow people inside a refugee camp in the southeast
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's resignation on Wednesday, the government's official website said. "I believe your resignation is against the country's interests
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Middle East
Pakistan says it carried out air raids in Indian-administered Kashmir and shot down two Indian jets in its own airspace, capturing two pilots as tensions escalate a day after India bombed targets in
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Middle East
India and Pakistan are on the brink of a major confrontation after Pakistan claimed to have shot down two Indian fighter jets in response to New Delhi's bombing
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Middle East
US President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen plans to accuse the former of being "a racist", "a conman" and "a cheat" who committed "illicit acts" before Congress on Wednesday, according
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World
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)An illegal gold mine in Indonesia has collapsed and buried dozens of people who are "screaming for help," according to a disaster management official at the
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World
(CNN) — Dubbed an engineering marvel, China's highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project is nearly complete. Devised by world-renowned architect Moshe Safdie, it measures a staggering 1.12-million-square-meters and
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World
New York (CNN Business)Starbucks is about to open its biggest Roastery in the world in Tokyo.Roasteries — large, lavish Starbucks stores that feature specialty coffees and teas, on-premise
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun pledged the safe return of Syrian refugees, with the European Union (EU) confirming it was ready to help in all areas of repatriation. Aoun
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun pledged the safe return of Syrian refugees, with the European Union (EU) confirming it was ready to help in all areas of repatriation. Aoun
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Middle East
CAIRO: There is a new understanding between European leaders and their Middle Eastern counterparts following an historic summit, the Arab League spokesman said. The two-day meeting took place in
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Middle East
Hanoi, Vietnam - With a few taps of their smartphone screens, hungry officials converging on Hanoi for a summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea this week can send delivery
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Middle East
Human rights group Amnesty International has highlighted crackdowns on freedom of speech and political opposition in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Egypt in a report on human rights in
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Middle East
Nigeria's electoral commission has declared incumbent Muhammadu Buhari the winner of the country's presidential elections. The announcement in the early hours of Wednesday means the 76-year-old has won
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World
With the 2019 awards calendar reaching its grand finale at the Oscars Sunday evening, so too does a season of show-stopping red carpet fashion. While the tone was
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World
It's the latest in a series of high level meetings aimed at bringing stability to the region. Last April, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in met the North Korean
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World
New York (CNN Business)Actress Emma Thompson has made public her reason for dropping out of "Luck," a highly-anticipated animated feature by Skydance Animation.In a letter to Skydance management
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Middle East
ALGIERS: Thousands of students on Tuesday joined a growing protest movement in Algeria against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, with rallies in and around
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun pledged the safe return of Syrian refugees, with the European Union (EU) confirming it was ready to help in all areas of repatriation. Aoun
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun pledged the safe return of Syrian refugees, with the European Union (EU) confirming it was ready to help in all areas of repatriation. Aoun
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World
Washington (CNN)The Department of Health and Human Services received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors from 2014-2018, according to internal agency documents released Tuesday
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World
London (CNN)The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.Prime Minister Theresa May made clear in a statement to the
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World
Melbourne, Australia (CNN)Cardinal George Pell has joined the ranks of other shamed Catholic priests who betrayed the trust of children who believed they were men of God.The Vatican
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Middle East
DUBAI: The Houthi militia’s occupation of parts of Yemen has increased people’s suffering, which has been falsely blamed on a “Saudi blockade,” said the British ambassador to Yemen. “It’s
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Middle East
DUBAI: The Houthi militia’s occupation of parts of Yemen has increased people’s suffering, which has been falsely blamed on a “Saudi blockade,” said the British ambassador to Yemen. “It’s
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Middle East
SINJAR: It is dawn in Sinjar and the only sounds are the footsteps of guards patrolling a golden-domed shrine on a hill overlooking a vista of collapsed rooftops. More
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