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Mexico has pledged to increase security near its border crossings and said it will deport some of the 500 asylum seekers who attempted to breach the United States
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Bernardo Bertolucci, the Italian director famous for movies such as "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Last Emperor", has died at 77, Italian media reported on Monday. Bertolucci
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Up to five million Pakistanis living on the Afghan border areas were officially given full rights as citizens this year, after being governed by British-era laws for nearly
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Less than a decade ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had media outlets eating out of his hand and governments with secrets to hide on high alert. Now, he's at the mercy
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Beijing, China - Hopes this week's meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 in Argentina will achieve a trade breakthrough are
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Kuantan, Malaysia - The Lynas rare earths processing plant on Malaysia's east coast, a major producer of the elements vital for mobile phones and other gadgets, is facing a
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will present his candidates for eight ministerial positions Monday but the key positions related to security have still not been resolved.
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will present his candidates for eight ministerial positions Monday but the key positions related to security have still not been resolved.
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DAMASCUS: Russian warplanes attacked rebel-held areas in northern Syria for the first time in weeks on Sunday, as Syrian officials said more than 100 people were treated at
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As many as 145 pilot whales died in a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand island, authorities said on Monday. The Department of Conservation (DOC) said two
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Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors, a move that risks igniting a dangerous
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San Diego, California - US Customs and Border Protection temporarily closed all vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the major San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego,
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AMMAN: Jordanian border guards killed four people and detained two others attempting to sneak into the Kingdom Sunday, the army said, adding that it had also foiled two
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Iranian earthquake leaves 200 injured, tremors felt in Baghdad and other Iraqi provinces BAGHDAD: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday
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AMMAN: Jordanian border guards killed four people and detained two others attempting to sneak into the Kingdom Sunday, the army said, adding that it had also foiled two
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US Customs and Border Protection announced on Sunday that all vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the major San Ysidro port of entry between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego,
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After a six-month space cruise, NASA's latest Mars mission is set to arrive at the Red Planet on Monday with a single goal: explore its deep insides. InSight
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Emmanuel Macron was elected last year on presidential pledges to create more jobs and improve lives.But for many French people, his economic reforms are a disaster. Critics accuse
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JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as many months, a spokesman said Sunday, after reports of an investigation related to
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BAGHDAD: The partial reopening of Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone to through traffic, planned for Sunday, has been postponed for several days, a government official said.The enclave has been
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DAMASCUS/MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday accused insurgents in Syria of bombarding the city of Aleppo with shells filled with chlorine gas, poisoning 46 people, including eight children it said were
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has shaken western Iran near its border with Iraq, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported. USGS on Sunday said the quake
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The Ukrainian navy has accused Russia of firing on and capturing three of its ships near the Kerch Strait, a narrow sea passage close to the Crimean peninsula that
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At least 30 people died when a boat capsized in poor weather in Lake Victoria near the Ugandan capital, Kampala, the country's deputy police spokesman has said. "The
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BAGHDAD: At least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by heavy rains that have battered Iraq over two days, the health ministry and United Nations
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ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities detained two people following a drive-by shooting near the Austrian Embassy in capital Ankara early Sunday.The governor’s office said in a statement the two suspects
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JERUSALEM: Israeli police arrested the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem for the second time in as many months, a spokesman said Sunday, after reports of an investigation related to
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