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The chief of Houthi rebels in Yemen has said he will "never surrender" to Saudi-backed pro-government forces as a fierce battle for control of a key port city
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The annual fish catch in the wild has declined from 503,000 tonnes to 354,000 tonnes over the last 20 years.
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Millions of voters in Madagascar have cast their ballots in a presidential election, as the Indian Ocean island struggles to create jobs, fight poverty and end corruption. Polling
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ADEN: Yemeni pro-government forces said Wednesday they had advanced closer to the militia-held port city of Hodeidah after fierce battles that have killed nearly 200 fighters in the
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ADEN: Yemeni pro-government forces said Wednesday they had advanced closer to the militia-held port city of Hodeidah after fierce battles that have killed nearly 200 fighters in the
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ISTANBUL: Turkish forces killed a Kurdish YPG militant who fired into Turkey from Syria, a Turkish security source said on Wednesday, the most recent cross-border clash between Turkey
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They are often forgotten, but in world war one, tens of thousands of African and Asian soldiers died on the Western Front in Europe. For decades, little attention
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Bhutan has been described by conservationists as the greenest country on the planet. Three quarters of Bhutan is covered by thick forests, home to rare wildlife. But as
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The managers of a Chinese home decor company were jailed after being accused of forcing employees to drink urine and endure other indignities for failing to make sales
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AMMAN: The United Nations has finished distribution of aid to thousands of Syrians, mostly women and children, stranded in the desert close to the border with Jordan, an
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GENEVA: More Iranians are using social media to vent anger at what they see as the corruption and extravagance of a privileged few, while the majority struggles to
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GENEVA: More Iranians are using social media to vent anger at what they see as the corruption and extravagance of a privileged few, while the majority struggles to
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US whistle-blower Edward Snowden urged Israelis to be on guard against heavy-handed government and private surveillance in a speech on Tuesday. Snowden, a former government contractor, blew the lid off
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On November 5, further US sanctions on Iran went into effect and are expected to bring devastating consequences on the Islamic Republic and its people. It is feared that women along with children and impoverished Iranians
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This year's US midterm elections have already made history, with a record number of women, Native Americans, and Muslim candidates running for office. Commenting on the Democrats taking the House, CNN's
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CAIRO: Egypt wants “formal agreements” that Ethiopia will not reduce Cairo’s share of the Nile during the filling of what will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. President Abdel-Fattah
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LONDON: Iran’s judiciary has convicted at least 24 protesters on what Human Rights Watch has called “vaguely defined national security charges,” according to a statement from the group.Prison
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s tourism minister has apologized to Egypt after criticizing the country’s cleanliness and living conditions in a newspaper interview, Lebanon’s state news agency NNA said.Caretaker Tourism Minister
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This year's US midterm elections have already made history. In the primaries, a record number of women, Native Americans, and Muslim candidates ran for office. As results from
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Democrats Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids have become the first Native American women elected to Congress. Haaland won New Mexico's first congressional district, while Davids won the third
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Organised crime groups are expanding and diversifying drug production in Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle raising concern the region could emerge as a hub for synthetic opioids such as
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Eminent Egyptologist leads team to discovery of ‘vital ramp system’ at Great Pyramids LONDON: A UK academic from the University of Liverpool has led a team to the
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ANKARA: The US is offering millions of dollars in rewards for information over the whereabouts of three leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a top American
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ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that joint US-Kurdish patrols just over the Turkish border with Syria were unacceptable and he expected US President Donald
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Rashida Tlaib has become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress. She is expected to share the honour with Somali-American Ilhan Omar, who was leading the opinion polls
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US voters go to the polls on Tuesday to take part in midterm elections that will help define the remainder of President Donald Trump's term in office. In
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Bangladesh and Myanmar should drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Rakhine State as they face a "high risk of persecution", a top
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