Monthly Archive:: June 2015
World
(CNN) — How low can you go? When the world's deepest pool opens in Poland later this year, complete with underwater caves and overhangs, you'll be able to
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Middle East
ALGIERS: Algerian protesters who succeeded in pushing out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika now want other key officials to leave too.Demonstrators are planning new nationwide protests Friday to call
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Middle East
GENEVA: Iraq must ensure that Daesh leadership faces justice for alleged war crimes and genocide against civilians, not just charges of belonging to a terrorist group, a UN
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Middle East
GENEVA: Iraq must ensure that Daesh leadership faces justice for alleged war crimes and genocide against civilians, not just charges of belonging to a terrorist group, a UN
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Middle East
Eastern military forces have taken control of Gharyan, a town 100km south of the capital, Tripoli, signifying an escalation in the years-long power struggle in Libya. The capture of
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Middle East
As Addis Ababa releases preliminary report into fatal crash, there are calls for Boeing to be held responsible for safety failures.
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Middle East
Argentina's economy is continuing to sink, inflation keeps rising, and the currency is again losing value. Latest government reports show poverty has risen to 32 percent from around
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World
(CNN)Brunei has enacted strict new laws that make gay sex punishable by stoning to death, prompting widespread condemnation.But it is not the only country where people are persecuted
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World
Jerusalem (CNN)As Israelis prepare to head to the polls on April 9, Benjamin Netanyahu faces perhaps the toughest election campaign of his long political career.The Prime Minister faces
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World
London (CNN)A lot happened in Brexit world on Wednesday. British Prime Minister Theresa May met with the leader of the main opposition Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn, to seek
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Middle East
Caracas, Venezuela - Weeks of power cuts in Venezuela have further crippled an already fragile infrastructure, creating widespread water shortages hampering basic services. Power has been restored in
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Middle East
Mabare, Rwanda - It was the first week of April 1994 and a month after the start of the long rainy season. The slopes of the mountains were
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Middle East
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed worry about a potential armed showdown in Libya, where eastern military forces have moved west and skirmished with rival forces south
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World
Lagos (CNN)Google has created a doodle in honor of jazz legend and anti-apartheid hero Hugh Masekela on what would have been his 80th birthday. Known as the father
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World
(CNN)Having only won two top-flight titles since 1966, Sunday's draw against Tigre -- which secured a third first division crown this century -- was a big deal for
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World
(CNN)Red Rum, Frankel and Kauto Star were all legends on the racetrack in their own right, and now they have been turned into superheroes in a new comic
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Middle East
ADEN: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stopped admitting patients to its clinic in Yemen’s second city Aden after staff were threatened and a patient kidnapped and killed, the
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Shelling by Syrian government forces of rebel-held areas in the northwest of the country has killed 17 civilians in the past 24 hours, a war monitoring group
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Middle East
TRIPOLI: The UN secretary-general appealed on Thursday for restraint from rival factions in Libya as forces from the east of the country moved to within 100 km (60
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Middle East
United States Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey on Wednesday that it could risk its membership in NATO if it goes ahead with plans to buy a Russian
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Middle East
One in five deaths worldwide in 2017 were linked to people eating poor diets high in sugar, salt and processed meat that contributed to heart disease, cancer and
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Middle East
Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli has declared a military alert after eastern forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar said they had moved towards the western part of
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World
(CNN)Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey against going ahead with its planned purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile system, hours after the Turkish foreign minister said the acquisition
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World
New York (CNN Business)A cosmetics brand founded by Rihanna says it pulled a planned makeup product after it was criticized as an appropriation of Asian culture."Geisha Chic," a
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World
New York (CNN Business)Investing legend Warren Buffett is looking for an "elephant" of a deal to help Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio fly higher.The Oracle of Omaha wrote in his
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Middle East
JERUSALEM: In a charged election campaign that has been heavy on insults and short on substance, Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians has been notably absent from the discourse. Prime
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Middle East
Christchurch, New Zealand - The self-confessed white supremacist accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques last month has been charged with 50 counts of murder and 39
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