Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Unknown gunmen have shot dead the head of a Dubai-owned port operation in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland. Paul Anthony Formosa, head of the P&O Ports operation in Bosaso
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Middle East
As North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump prepare to meet, South Korea is watching closely for signs of progress that will help inter-Korean reconciliation.
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Saba was just 25 when she left her design job in New York to work on a project renovating an art gallery back in her hometown Tehran.Within
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Middle East
TEHRAN: Saba was just 25 when she left her design job in New York to work on a project renovating an art gallery back in her hometown Tehran.Within
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Middle East
Militant ideologies are driving intolerance and instability, faith leaders at an Abu Dhabi summit warn ABU DHABI: Religious leaders have a duty to help fight rising populism and
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Middle East
Bangkok, Thailand - After weeks of detention in Bangkok's Klong Prem Remand Prison, refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has appeared at Thailand's criminal court to fight extradition to Bahrain,
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Middle East
The opposition's self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido is not showing any signs of backing down. A remarkable turn of events, considering that most Venezuelans had barely heard of
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Middle East
Australia has deployed troops to tackle "once-in-a-century" floods that have inundated houses, schools and airports in the country's northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles onto the streets.
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's beaten down stock market could be headed for a rebound. The benchmark Shanghai Composite was the world's worst performing major stock market last year,
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World
New York (CNN Business)On a recent Saturday morning, while my wife and infant slept in their peaceful, newly uncluttered rooms, I opened my laptop, clicked "select all," and
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Traffic used to be a frequent headache for residents in Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that's home to Alibaba.The metropolis of 7 million people once
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Middle East
Militant ideologies are driving intolerance and instability, faith leaders at an Abu Dhabi summit warn ABU DHABI: Religious leaders have a duty to help fight rising populism and
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Middle East
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for not taking a tougher position against Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as he
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Middle East
At least 28 Haitians have drowned off the coast of Abaco in the Bahamas, in the latest tragedy at sea for people seeking to leave the Caribbean's poorest
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Middle East
At the outset of the AFC Asian Cup, Qatar's football team was ranked 93rd in the world. But after an almost flawless month-long tournament, Qatari players brought home
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Middle East
BAGHOUZ: On a rooftop near the front line with the Daesh group’s collapsing caliphate in eastern Syria, a US-backed fighter and his comrades sip tea as they await
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Middle East
MOSUL: A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi’s symbol for the terrible events he and his home city
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Middle East
MOSUL: A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi’s symbol for the terrible events he and his home city
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Middle East
The representatives of Yemen's warring parties have met on a ship in the Red Sea to discuss the stalled truce agreement for the contested port city of Hodeidah.
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Middle East
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday pledged to bolster rural development, as he seeks to face down anti-government demonstrations that have rocked cities and villages nationwide. He held
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Middle East
Qatar's football team started the Asian Cup ranked 93rd in the world. But after an almost flawless month-long tournament, Qatari players brought home their first major trophy. All
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World
Budapest, Hungary (CNN)Flick through a Hungarian history book for high school students, and you're left in no doubt about the government's view on migrants.The section on "Multiculturalism" opens
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Middle East
MOSUL: A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi’s symbol for the terrible events he and his home city
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Middle East
GAZA: Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said on
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Middle East
GAZA: Egypt will hold talks with leaders of two major Palestinian factions to try to salvage faltering unity efforts and to restore calm with Israel, officials said on
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Middle East
Pope Francis started a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first for a leader of the Roman Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula. Francis was greeted
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Middle East
The Taliban and Afghan politicians opposed to President Ashraf Ghani are set to meet in Russia this week, as the United States says it's making "significant progress" in its negotiations with the
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