Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
The parliament in Australia has overwhelmingly voted to censure an independent far-right senator, Fraser Anning, for his "inflammatory and divisive comments" about the Christchurch mosque attacks. In a
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Middle East
Yangon, Myanmar - Han Win Naung is besieged on his own land. Last September, local administrators in Myanmar's southern Tanintharyi region put up a sign at the edge
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Middle East
Venezuelan legislators have stripped Juan Guaido of immunity, paving way for the opposition leader's prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the constitution when he declared himself interim
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World
New York (CNN Business)Bitcoin prices shot up 15% Tuesday and briefly rose above the $5,000 level for the first time since November. But good luck finding a reason
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World
New Delhi (CNN Business)WhatsApp has a new strategy for tackling misinformation during India's election: crowdsourcing. The company is offering its 200 million users in India a new tip
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World
(CNN)For Carter, a 5-year-old with high functioning autism and ADHD, it might have been the perfect birthday.The boy's mother, Kristen Braconi, took him to a skate park in
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Middle East
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to
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Middle East
DUBAI: Yemeni rebels blocked the UN from accessing vital food aid near the flashpoint port city of Hodeidah, a pro-government source said Tuesday.More than 100 workers were denied
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Middle East
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP on Tuesday appealed against the results in Istanbul after this weekend's elections citing what it called "excessive" irregularities.Sunday's municipal vote
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Middle East
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak goes on trial on Wednesday in the first of a series of cases linked to the scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB),
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Middle East
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled two former cabinet members whom he said had undermined the ruling Liberal Party as he moves to end the worst crisis of
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Middle East
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned with immediate effect, according to state media, ceding power in the face of massive street protests against his 20-year rule. The ailing,
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The prices of iPhones in China are falling thanks to a tax cut that took effect Monday. Apple cut the prices on iPhones, iPads and
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World
Beer Sheva, Israel (CNN)In one week, Israel will vote in a poll that's gearing up to be as defining for the country as it is challenging for its
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World
(CNN)Tourists in Iceland were left fleeing to higher ground on Sunday as a large wave triggered by a glacier collapse came rushing their way.Stephan Mantler, a mountain guide
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Middle East
GAZA CITY: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said on Tuesday the rocket from Gaza that hit a house in Israel last week launched due to a technical error, his first
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Middle East
CAIRO: An Egyptian policeman found guilty of killing a Christian man and his son in a case that outraged the minority Coptic community was sentenced to death on
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Middle East
DUBAI: Yemeni rebels blocked the UN from accessing vital food aid near the flashpoint port city of Hodeidah, a pro-government source said Tuesday.More than 100 workers were denied
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Middle East
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned with immediate effect, according to state media, ceding power in the face of massive street protests against his 20-year rule. The ailing,
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Middle East
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dominated Turkish politics for the past 16 years, with his AK Party winning every election since 2003. That all changed on Sunday, when the
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Middle East
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned a decision by Egypt's highest court to keep three of its journalists on a national terror list, describing the move as a
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World
(CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May tore up her Brexit strategy on Tuesday, declaring the UK would need to seek another delay to the process of leaving the European
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World
London (CNN)A teenager died after falling from the Whispering Gallery inside St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday, according to authorities. City of London Police said they were summoned to
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World
(CNN)New Zealand's proposed buyback of semi-automatic firearms could cost as much as $300 million NZD ($200 million), Winston Peters, the country's deputy prime minister, said Tuesday.In the wake
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Middle East
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to
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Middle East
GAZA CITY: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said on Tuesday the rocket from Gaza that hit a house in Israel last week launched due to a technical error, his first
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Middle East
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to
Read More