Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Pope Francis has held the first Papal Mass at a stadium in Abu Dhabi, the first time the papal visited the Arabian Peninsula. About 135,000 Catholics attended the mass
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Middle East
Former Dutch boxing champion Rudi Lubbers, who lost to Muhammad Ali on points in a 12-round heavyweight fight in Jakarta four and a half decades ago, is back
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World
More time on the Hill, Talent exodus – September More time on the Hill, Talent exodus September Getty Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee about
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World
(CNN)Japan's deputy prime minister has come under fire after apparently blaming childless women for Japan's demographic woes.Taro Aso, 78, denied that the elderly were the cause of the
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World
(CNN)At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, an area that includes the world's highest peaks Mount Everest and K2, could melt by
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Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
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Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
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Middle East
DUBAI: Arab women will play an important role in the pursuit of tolerance in the region, as more of them find roles in the education sector, a senior
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Middle East
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has toured a flood-stricken city in the the country's northeast, where two men have been reported missing in unprecedented rainfall. While floodwater receded in
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Middle East
North Korea has maintained its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and is looking for ways to ensure those capabilities cannot be destroyed by any military strikes, according to
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Middle East
Senators from across party lines in the United States have backed an amendment opposing Donald Trump's plan to pull troops out of Syria and Afghanistan, in a strong
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World
Abu Dhabi (CNN)Pope Francis kicked off his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, arriving at Abu Dhabi's lavish presidential palace in his trademark understated Kia
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World
(CNN)A body has been seen in the wreckage of the plane which was carrying missing footballer Emiliano Sala, the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has said. The
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World
(CNN)At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, an area that includes Mount Everest and K2, will probably thaw by the end of
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Middle East
AMMAN: Yemeni government delegates and Houthi militia leaders will reconvene in Jordan from Tuesday for a new round of talks to thrash out a deal on a prisoner
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Middle East
‘Conflict begins when talking ends’, former UNESCO chief tells Human Fraternity Conference ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia, like the rest of the world, could benefit from a modified education
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Middle East
KHARTOUM: Crowds of Sudanese protesters chanted “freedom, freedom,” as riot police fired tear gas on anti-government rallies in the capital and its twin city of Omdurman on Monday, witnesses
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Middle East
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam met with his Cabinet on Monday amid a chorus of calls from fellow Democrats to resign over last week's revelation of a racist photo
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Tapachula, Mexico - The church bells were chiming at 3am, but Juan Alberto Orellana was already awake. He and other Central American migrants and refugees were preparing to
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Middle East
Chinese communities on Tuesday began celebrating the Lunar New Year, an occasion for families to get together for intimate dinners and welcome the last of the Chinese zodiac's
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World
(CNN)As much of the Midwest shivered in below-zero weather this week, some people warmed the hearts of strangers with random acts of kindness. Here are some of our
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World
(CNN)Pope Francis has arrived in the United Arab Emirates, making him the first pontiff to visit an Arab Gulf state.In a video address from the Vatican on Thursday,
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World
New Delhi (CNN Business)One of India's richest men has turned to a bankruptcy court for help as he battles to save his company after losing a brutal price
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Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
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Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
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Middle East
KARBALA: The recent assassination of a writer in the middle of a street in Karbala has provoked indignation in Iraqi cultural circles. The city’s police force said several
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Middle East
A power failure at a federal detention centre in New York City spawned a humanitarian crisis worsened by authorities' response as guards wearing scarves and layers of clothing
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