Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
DEIR EZZOR, Syria: Hareth Najem fled Daesh’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The Iraqi orphan’s family had died two years earlier in airstrikes across the
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Middle East
DEIR EZZOR, Syria: Hareth Najem fled Daesh’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The Iraqi orphan’s family had died two years earlier in airstrikes across the
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Middle East
US President Donald Trump has told an audience of conservatives that he will win re-election in 2020 by a bigger margin than his 2016 victory. In a wide-ranging
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Middle East
Markazi refugee camp, Djibouti - Khalid Muhammad and his young family were enjoying their first good night's sleep in days when a troop of baboons attacked their tent
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Middle East
El Estor, Guatemala - Since her teen years, Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, now 39, has defended the natural resources of El Estor, a predominantly Mayan Q'eqchi' community on the
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Middle East
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: Kurdish-led forces battled militants defending their last village on Saturday as the operation to flush out Daesh from eastern Syria resumed after days of humanitarian
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Middle East
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria: Kurdish-led forces battled militants defending their last village on Saturday as the operation to flush out Daesh from eastern Syria resumed after days of humanitarian
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Hundreds protested on Saturday in Lebanon against child marriage, demanding lawmakers forbid unions below the age of 18, in a country where some faiths allow girls to
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Middle East
An American citizen was allegedy tortured while in custody in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by US newspaper, The New York Times (NYT). Walid Fitaihi described being
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Middle East
The United States is expected to move ahead with a downgrade of its mission to the Palestinians on Monday by merging its Jerusalem consulate with the embassy to
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Middle East
As many as 30 refugees and migrants, including minors, are believed to have been brought to an underground cell and allegedly tortured in Libya for breaking out and holding
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Middle East
A group of Yazidi women and children are reunited with their families in Iraq after five years in captivity at the hands of ISIL group fighters. They hug
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Middle East
Roger Federer has claimed a historic landmark in his career after he won his 100th title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Dubai Tennis
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Middle East
Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Starbucks is having to defend its marketing strategy in China — and all because of a cat cup.The company released a limited edition "Cat Paw
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World
(CNN) — A trip to the already pricey city of Venice, Italy, will now leave your wallet even emptier than before. Venetian officials have officially confirmed plans to
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Middle East
DUBAI: Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it ignored both the will of a large portion of the
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Middle East
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday it found “reasonable grounds” that chlorine was used as a weapon in a deadly attack on the Syrian
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Middle East
DEIR EZZOR: Daesh faced final territorial defeat on Saturday as the US-backed Syrian force battling the extremists said it was closing in on their last bastion near the
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Middle East
The South Korean president said he will help Washington and Pyongyang reach a deal on denuclearisation, after talks failed in Hanoi. Moon Jae-in was speaking in Seoul, on
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Middle East
Support for the anti-government rallies has fallen recently, as French President Emmanuel Macron has engaged the country, including prison facilities, in a national conversation known as the "Great
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Middle East
A clean-up of one of the world's most polluted rivers is taking longer than expected. Every day, about 20,000 tonnes of waste and 340,000 tonnes of wastewater are
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World
Achibra had first encountered the boat with Adam and his master, Samuel, several days earlier. He began speaking with Samuel about using children that are not his, to
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World
Hong Kong (CNN)Tensions on the border between India and Pakistan last week pushed the two nuclear-powered South Asian adversaries closer to conflict than at any point in the
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World
(CNN) — The peaceful untouched forest north of Ukraine's capital, Kiev, is a perfect spot to enjoy the outdoors -- save for one fact. It contains the radiation-contaminated
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Middle East
Yemen’s Foreign Minister has called on Iran to abide by the principles of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and to stop supporting the Houthi militia, who have
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Middle East
Yemen’s Foreign Minister has called on Iran to abide by the principles of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and to stop supporting the Houthi militia, who have
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