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Rights group Amnesty International has warned FIFA, football's governing body, against expanding the Qatar 2022 World Cup to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), raising human
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of financial misconduct, has denied the allegations against him, Japanese broadcaster NHK has reported. Nissan voted
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SANAA: UN envoy Martin Griffiths met a Yemeni militia leader in insurgent-held Sanaa on Saturday and is to follow up by holding talks in Riyadh with Yemen’s government
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SANAA: UN envoy Martin Griffiths met a Yemeni militia leader in insurgent-held Sanaa on Saturday and is to follow up by holding talks in Riyadh with Yemen’s government
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DAMASCUS, Syria: At least 50 civilians were being treated Saturday following a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian rebel groups on the government-held Aleppo city in the country’s
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Millions of people in Taiwan turned out to cast their vote in midterm elections and answer 10 referendum questions. These questions included whether or not to change the
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French security forces have fired tear gas and water cannon against "yellow vest" protesters in the capital, Paris, as demonstrations against rising fuel taxes and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies
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Protesters in Tunisia are pressuring the government to cancel a planned visit by the Saudi crown prince, because of his suspected involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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World
New York (CNN)The British Parliament has obtained a set of internal Facebook documents the social media giant has fought for months to stop from being made public, according
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Basalt, Colorado (CNN)Amanda Boxtel was 24 years old when she lay in a hospital bed, unable to move her legs.A doctor came in to tell her she would
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There was no shortage of smiles and cheers as Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe on Friday made their way into a room packed with cameras in Nairobi. But
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In a setback for LGBT advocates, voters in Taiwan have backed a series of initiatives opposing marriage equality, dealing a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.
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Leaders from the 28 current European Union member states are set to meet on Sunday in Brussels for an emergency summit to finalise a deal on Britain's departure from
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World
(CNN)Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation Saturday as head of the Democratic Progressive Party after the party suffered a "crushing defeat" in local government elections, according to
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London (CNN)The UK and Spain reached an agreement Saturday over the status of Gibraltar once the UK has left the European Union.The accord over the British territory paves
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Paris (CNN)French President Emmanuel Macron condemned protesters who brought central Paris to a halt Saturday amid claims that the far right had infiltrated the march, which turned violent."Thank
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Middle East
CAIRO: Egypt’s Meteorological Authority warned on Friday that several areas in south and north Sinai are expecting floods this week while heavy rainfall created disruption in several governorates
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Meteorological Authority warned on Friday that several areas in south and north Sinai are expecting floods this week while heavy rainfall created disruption in several governorates
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AL-MANAMA: Polling stations closed and counting began on Saturday evening in Bahrain for 2018 parliamentary elections. The government confirmed that 506 candidates were running in the election, including 137 for local
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London, England - "It was the only time in my life I thought I'd probably die. I couldn't breathe," says 71-year-old Balwinder Singh Rana. He recalls the mass
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Millions of people in Taiwan turned out to cast their vote in midterm elections and answer 10 referendum questions. These questions included whether or not to change the
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Counting is under way in Bahrain after polls have closed in Saturday's parliamentary election from which opposition groups were barred in a crackdown on dissent in the Western-allied kingdom.
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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has quit as leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after it suffered major defeats in key local polls, a significant blow to
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Robert Mugabe, the 94-year-old former president of Zimbabwe, is no longer able to walk because of ill health and age. The announcement was made by his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have approved clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments, even as the deadly disease's outbreak among newborn babies raises new fears.
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LONDON: Daesh has killed 24 US-backed fighters in two days in an attack launched from its embattled holdout in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Saturday.The Syrian Democratic
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ISTANBUL: Turkey’s nationalist MHP will support President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party candidates in local elections in three key cities next year, the MHP leader said on Saturday, in
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