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Several border crossings between Syria and neighbouring countries have reopened in recent weeks. It has eased years of political and economic isolation for the country during a seven-year
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A team of Turkish investigators has entered the residence of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disapperance and suspected killing of
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The names of the North Korean defectors have been changed in this article to protect their identities. Gilze en Rijen and Musselkanaal, The Netherlands - Kyung-Ae Choi*, a
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BAGHDAD: Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient Mandaean faith, worshippers bathe themselves in
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BAGHDAD: Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient Mandaean faith, worshippers bathe themselves in
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JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered the closure of both of Israel’s border crossings with Gaza on Wednesday after a Palestinian rocket attack hit a southern city prompting
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At least 13 people have died in a blast in a vocational school in the Russian-annexed peninsula Crimea, local media reported on Wednesday. The explosion, which was initially
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India's junior foreign minister has announced his resignation following allegations of sexual harassment by a string of women, as the country's fledgling #MeToo movement gathers pace. "Since I
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As a candidate, Donald Trump railed against corruption on the campaign trail. And he used the perception of many Americans that their political system is rigged against them
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DUBAI: More than 3.2 billion people, or two in every five, are affected by land degradation today and up to 143 million could move within their countries by
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JEDDAH: Protest strikes in Iran by truckers and bazaar storekeepers have spread to the country’s schools. Thousands of teachers have been on strike for the past three days
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An Afghan election candidate is among four people killed by a bomb planted under his chair in the southern province of Helmand days before the parliamentary elections, officials said. Abdul
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan has executed a man convicted for having raped and murdered a six-year-old girl in the eastern district of Kasur, jail authorities and the girl's family
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US defence chief James Mattis on Wednesday visited the former Bien Hoa storage depot for Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant widely used during the Vietnam War, ahead of
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MOSUL: When Shahed was born in 2015 her father tried to notify Iraq’s civil registry. The problem was, their city of Mosul was held by Daesh group and
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MOSUL: When Shahed was born in 2015 her father tried to notify Iraq’s civil registry. The problem was, their city of Mosul was held by Daesh group and
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ANKARA: Turkish police on Monday shot a tractor driver in the leg after he refused to stop, state media reported, with the suspect claiming he was planning a
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Australia's prime minister has signalled he might accept New Zealand's longstanding offer to resettle 150 refugees detained on remote Pacific islands, as long as laws are changed to
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Israeli fighter jets struck targets in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday after a rocket was fired and hit a home in southern Israel. Residents in Gaza said
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Brazil's federal police asked the Supreme Court to indict President Michel Temer and confiscate his assets and those of close associates over alleged corruption. Federal Police on Tuesday
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RAQQA, Syria: When the Daesh group lost its Syrian bastion Raqqa last year, Amani hoped to finally uncover what happened to her husband who had vanished in the
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MOSUL: When Shahed was born in 2015 her father tried to notify Iraq’s civil registry. The problem was, their city of Mosul was held by Daesh group and
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WASHINGTON: The US Treasury announced new sanctions against Iran's Bank Mellat and Mehr Eqtesad Bank on Tuesday. The Treasury also announced sanctions against Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company, Esfehan's Mobarakeh
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Canada has become the second and largest country with a legal national cannabis marketplace on Wednesday. Tom Clarke, an illegal pot dealer for three decades, was among the
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A rocket was fired into Israel from the Gaza strip on Wednesday causing unspecified damage in a southern city. There were no immediate reports of casualties. "At 4am
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Correction 15/10/2018: This article has been corrected to say that Duncan Hunter was indicted on allegations he illegally used $250,000 in campaign funds, not $250m as previously stated.
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El-Sisi confident Russian flights will resume ‘soon’ to Egyptian resort cities CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Tuesday he is confident Russia will resume direct flights to Egyptian
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