Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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AMMAN, Jordan: A senior Muslim cleric in the Old City of Jerusalem was detained for seven hours by Israeli police on Sunday amid rising tension at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has said he would delay a planned tariff increase on $200bn worth of Chinese imported goods after "substantial progress" made in
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It's dynamic, open to the outside world and becoming richer fast - while being run by a single-party communist government. Vietnam's economy is being held up by the
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The Revolutionary Guards on Sunday accused "enemies" of Iran of trying to sabotage the country's missiles so that they would "explode midair" but said the bid was foiled.
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World
(CNN)Venezuela's self-declared interim president and opposition leader, Juan Guaido, arrived in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday ahead of a Monday meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence.Guaido, who is
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(CNN)Saudi Arabia appointed its first female to serve as an ambassador for the kingdom Saturday, naming Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud to be ambassador to the United
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World
London (CNN)Brexit is going down to the wire. With just 33 days until Britain is set to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has again delayed
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DAMASCUS, Syria: More than 20 civilians were killed Sunday in central Syria when a landmine left behind by jihadists exploded under a van, the state news agency SANA
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OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces warned on Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from Daesh’s imploding reign, urging governments to take
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people
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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - At least five people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir as a gunfight erupted between two Indian soldiers and three rebels in volatile Kulgam
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Dakar, Senegal - Polls have closed in Senegal and ballots are being counted after millions took part in the West African country's presidential election. Long queues formed early
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A look at the films competing for the coveted Oscar in Hollywood
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World
Barcelona (CNN Business)Over the next four days, about 100,000 people in Barcelona are expected to traipse through the halls of Mobile World Congress, one of the tech industry's
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World
New Delhi, India (CNN)At least 133 people have died and more than 200 others have been hospitalized after consuming tainted alcohol in India, officials said.The victims consumed unregulated
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Middle East
OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces warned on Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from Daesh’s imploding reign, urging governments to take
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ALGIERS: Algerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare political protests against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people
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Qatar is pushing to become a global power in thoroughbred racing. The country's premier international race, the Emir's Sword Festival, took place on Saturday in Doha. The event
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Thousands of protesters gathered in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to call for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resign after his attempts to pressure Hamas with financial
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Middle East
The Revolutionary Guards on Sunday accused "enemies" of Iran of trying to sabotage the country's missiles so that they would "explode mid-air" but said the bid was foiled.
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World
Rabat, Morocco (CNN)The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have started a three-day visit to Morocco at the request of the British government, days after Meghan celebrated her baby
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Rome (CNN)Pope Francis, speaking on the final day of a historic summit on clergy sexual abuse, called priests and other Catholics who abuse children "tools of Satan," but
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World
London (CNN)Brexit is going down to the wire. With just 33 days until Britain is set to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has again delayed
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Middle East
ISTANBUL: “Going, going, gone!” resonate the enticing chants of auctioneers in the narrow streets of a trendy Istanbul neighborhood, fascinating onlookers who are surprised, not so much by
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: European and Arab leaders gather Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate
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