Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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Middle East
DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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Middle East
Indonesia's national carrier Garuda has told Boeing it will cancel a multibillion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, in
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Middle East
A massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern China killed 44 people and injured more than 600, state media said on Friday. The blast - which registered
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Middle East
The death toll from a powerful cyclone that triggered devastating floods in three southeastern African countries has jumped to more than 400 people, according to officials, as thousands
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World
(CNN)New Zealand came together in a national day of reflection Friday to mark a week since the mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people.The Muslim
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World
Seoul (CNN)South Korea's entertainment industry is a cultural juggernaut that has allowed the East Asian nation to punch well above its weight in terms of global soft power.
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World
(CNN)The Trump administration on Thursday issued its first set of sanctions aimed at North Korea since the failed summit last month between Kim Jong Un and President Donald
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Middle East
DUBAI: World Water Day had somewhat of an abysmal feel to it across the Middle East this year, as the region witnesses a growing number of people with
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Middle East
WASHINGTON: The US could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal yet by Washington that
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Middle East
Trump: US should 'fully recognize' Israeli sovereignty over occupied Golan Heights WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was time to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the
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Middle East
Christchurch, New Zealand - Thousands of people gathered for the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence on Friday, a week after 50 people were killed
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Middle East
After years of imprisonment, Anwar has made a political comeback in his newly formed coalition with Malaysia's current Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad - who supported Anwar's first conviction and imprisonment. Mahathir
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Middle East
A Florida man pleaded guilty on Thursday to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of US President Donald Trump, attacks that harmed no
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World
(CNN)Ah, spring break -- the time of the year when tens of thousands of college kids head to the beach for fun, sun and shenanigans. But increasingly, these
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World
(CNN)Leadership lessons pop up in all aspects of life but skippering a sailing yacht offers a glimpse of the deep end.With weather, wind and waves to contend with,
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World
(CNN)New Zealand's most decorated Super Rugby side the Crusaders are considering a name change following last week's mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed 50 people. The country's Minister
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Middle East
SINJAR: For decades, his land was his life. Now, like other Sunni Arab farmers in Iraq’s diverse north, Mahdi Abu Enad is cut off from his fields, fearing reprisal
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Middle East
SINJAR: For decades, his land was his life. Now, like other Sunni Arab farmers in Iraq’s diverse north, Mahdi Abu Enad is cut off from his fields, fearing reprisal
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Middle East
CAIRO: An international research group has warned of “dire humanitarian consequences” if a controversial Ethiopian project to dam the Nile leads to conflict with Egypt and neighboring Sudan. The
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Middle East
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - As Ho Chi Minh City's iconic French colonial architecture fades away and shiny skyscrapers punctuate the new skyline in the Southeast Asia
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Middle East
The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights has pledged to sue over a new law introducing the strictest abortion laws in the United States. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant
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Middle East
Gabonese President Ali Bongo, who is convalescing in Morocco after suffering a stroke five months ago, will return home this weekend for the third time since he fell
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World
(CNN)Ah, spring break -- the time of the year when tens of thousands of college kids head to the beach for fun, sun and shenanigans. But increasingly, these
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World
Dubai (CNN Business)Etihad Airways has often come to the rescue of struggling airlines. Now it has serious problems of its own and may have to consider merging with
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World
(CNN)All military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines will be banned in New Zealand following the mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 50 people, New
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Middle East
CAIRO: An international research group has warned of “dire humanitarian consequences” if a controversial Ethiopian project to dam the Nile leads to conflict with Egypt and neighboring Sudan. The
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