Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after Palestinians there threw explosive devices at the border fence during “riots,” the army said.Also Sunday,
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: Israeli aircraft targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after Palestinians there threw explosive devices at the border fence during “riots,” the army said.Also Sunday,
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Middle East
BAGHOUZ: A driver working with NBC News reporters in Syria was killed Saturday by an explosive device in eastern Syria, where several media outlets are covering the liberation
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Middle East
AIPAC, one of the most powerful lobby groups in the United States, is facing new criticism from Democrats and advocates for Palestinian rights as it convenes its annual
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Dire Dawa, Ethiopia - Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are suffering from a prolonged drought that is coinciding with the United States's proposal to slash funding
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Indonesia's first subway has opened in the country's capital, Jakarta - the development seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst congestion. Minutes after inaugurating the
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Middle East
Saudi-led Coalition forces raid two caves used by Houthis to hide drones in Yemen RIYADH: Saudi-led Coalition forces have raided two caves being used by the Houthi militia
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BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump’s statement recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights “contravenes international law,” the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.Trump’s statement on Thursday
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has formally requested that Parliament sack Nineveh Governor Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan after a river ferry accident that killed at least 100
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MUST-SEE PROGRAMMES Featured Documentaries An Unholy Alliance: Monks and the Military in Myanmar Is the joining of forces between radical Buddhist monks and generals threatening Myanmar's young and
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The number of people killed in Mozambique alone has risen to more than 400. And the United Nations has warned of the risk of further flooding in the
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Middle East
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) once controlled territory in Syria and Iraq equivalent to the size of Great Britain, where it imposed its
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World
(CNN)Royal visits overseas always attract a great deal of scrutiny, but none in recent memory has been quite as politically sensitive and potentially inflammatory towards the UK's closest
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World
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Choltanutkun Tun-Atiruj wasn't old enough to vote in the last official elections held in Thailand in 2011. Like many of the 7 million other first time
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World
(CNN)The pilots of a jet that crashed in Ethiopia, killing all on board, used a flight simulator to learn how to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane,
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Middle East
Leaders from a number of countries are reacting to the announcement by US-backed forces that they have captured the last enclave held by the Islamic State of Iraq
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Congressional Democrats have demanded the full release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report that is now in the hands of the US Attorney General, William Barr.
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Armed men have killed more than 100 people in central Mali, according to local officials, in what is one of the deadliest attacks in a country plagued by
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World
(CNN)To the travelers at the train station in Cologne, Germany, they probably seemed like two old friends embracing after a long time apart. But it was actually a
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World
(CNN)A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and assault with a weapon after allegedly stabbing the elderly rector of a church in Canada during a livestreamed
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Middle East
Resisting pressure from Washington and Brussels, Italy on Saturday became the first G7 country to join China's controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, signed
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After years of fighting, it was finally time to dance. As their commanders on Saturday declared final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS),
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Middle East
Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Nur-Sultan, in honour of the country's longtime president who resigned in a surprise move earlier this week. The order to change the city's name
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World
(CNN)Russian state-linked hackers are increasing their efforts targeting governments in Europe, a top cybersecurity firm has warned ahead of the European Parliament elections in May. Among the two
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World
(CNN)At least 50 people were killed when two commercial buses collided and burst into flames in northern Ghana, police told CNN Friday.Ghana Police Service spokesman David Eklu said
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Middle East
Officials in Norway say they have managed to rescue about 100 people from a cruise ship stranded off the country's western coast amid ongoing evacuation operations. The maritime rescue
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Pakistan has been showing off its military might as part of national day celebrations. Regional tensions between India and Pakistan remain high following last month's suicide attack in
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