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CAIRO: A Yemeni minister has accused Houthi militants of storming a warehouse used by the World Food Program to store humanitarian aid in Hodeidah. Abdel-Raqeeb Fateh, the minister
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Millions across Italy are trying to come to terms with what happened in the city of Genoa on Tuesday. A huge section of the Morandi bridge simply crumbled
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Latest numbers as of August 16, 2018 Confirmed cases: 51 Probable cases: 27 Total cases: 78 Deaths: 44 [17 confirmed, 27 probable] Source: World Health Organization Militia violence
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Germany has reached a deal with Greece to send back people to the southern European country if they have already applied for asylum there. The announcement by the German interior
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went through a new round of questioning on Friday, police said, amid graft allegations that have threatened to topple him.The premier was
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Doha, Qatar - From her Doha residence, Nawal Hafeez tuned into a Pakistani TV channel as cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan delivered an uplifting election victory speech live from the
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A Turkish court has rejected an appeal to release Andrew Brunson, a US pastor at the centre of a dispute between Ankara and Washington. A high court in
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Earlier this month, UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn apologised for "the concern and anxiety he caused" by hosting an event in Parliament on Holocaust Memorial Day 2010,
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IRBIL, Iraq: Iraqi security officials say Iraq’s air force carried out two airstrikes targeting Daesh group inside Syria, killing at least 28 Daesh militants.They say one of the
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ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday threatened to respond if the United States levied further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor, which has sparked a diplomatic standoff and
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ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday threatened to respond if the United States levied further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor, which has sparked a diplomatic standoff and
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It's time for Tango! An international festival celebrating the Latin American dance opens in Buenos Aires.
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The Iraqi army says it has killed 28 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, after carrying out two air strikes
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Migrant families continue arriving at the US-Mexico border, seeking asylum in the United States. Most remain hopeful that they will be able to enter the US, despite the
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JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said its investigation into one of the bloodiest incidents of the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip found no criminal wrongdoing by Israeli forces
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JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said its investigation into one of the bloodiest incidents of the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip found no criminal wrongdoing by Israeli forces
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More than a thousand Google employees have signed a letter criticising the company's plan to launch a heavily censored version of its search engine in China. In the
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The US has threatened to levy more sanctions on Turkey if Ankara does not release an American Christian evangelical pastor held on terrorism charges. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested
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Rescue workers have used helicopters and boats to evacuate hundreds of people stranded on their roofs following unprecedented flooding in the southern state of India where more than
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Turkey's finance minister has ruled out any assistance from the International Monetary Fund or any moves to limit money flows as he reassured investors that Turkey will come out
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The collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa has prompted the Italian government to consider taking charge of the entire motorway network - away from private companies and
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Jakarta, Indonesia - Wide pavements, bike lanes and trees have suddenly popped up in Jakarta, at least in the areas around its main stadium, as Indonesia's notoriously congested capital
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CAIRO: Egypt is finalizing details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid easing tensions
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WASHINGTON: The United States warned on Thursday that it would levy more sanctions on the troubled Turkish economy if Ankara does not release a jailed American pastor. The
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Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul", has been remembered as an "inspiration", "a rare treasure" and "one of the all time greats" in the tributes that
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Qatar and Turkey are bound by strategic relations at the political, economic and military levels. In 2015, Qatar and Turkey established the Supreme Strategic Committee to look after and
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South Africa has some of the world's biggest reserves of platinum, gold, iron ore and coal. But mining now makes up less than seven percent of its economic
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