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A bridge has collapsed in Italy's northwestern city of Genoa sending vehicles falling nearly 100 metres to the ground and killing at least 22 people, according to local
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a controversial plan to scrap fuel subsidies in a bid to combat what he calls rampant smuggling. The government of the economically-ravaged
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As Afghan security forces backed by US airpower continue to battle Taliban fighters in the eastern city of Ghazni, hundreds of civilians have been displaced with little means to
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after he crashed his car into security barriers outside the UK's Houses of Parliament. London's Ambulance Service said
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South Korea and Taiwan unveiled new monuments dedicated to tens of thousands of Asian women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II. In Seoul,
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Cuba is undertaking its most significant political change in over 40 years, and the government is encouraging citizens to get involved. Thousands of community meetings are being held
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LONDON: Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of mismanagement, after a string of angry public protests over the dire state of the economy. Ayatollah
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LONDON: Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of mismanagement, after a string of angry public protests over the dire state of the economy. Ayatollah
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ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused the US of seeking to stab Turkey “in the back” over a diplomatic row sparked by the detention of an
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A man has been arrested after his car crashed into security barriers outside the UK's Houses of Parliament. and injured several people. London's Metropolitan Police said in a
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Five years ago, Egypt witnessed one of the deadliest days for demonstrations in its modern history when security forces killed hundreds of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
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At least three dead and more than 50,000 forced from homes after tropical storm Yagi hit the country's northern islands.
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LONDON: Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of mismanagement, after a string of angry public protests over the dire state of the economy. Ayatollah
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LONDON: Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of mismanagement, after a string of angry public protests over the dire state of the economy. Ayatollah
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AMMAN: Militants behind an attack on Jordanian police supported Daesh and investigations had revealed plans for more attacks on security and civilian targets, Jordan’s Interior Minister Sameer Al-Mobaideen
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Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi says he will submit a bill to parliament granting women and men equal inheritance rights, in line with a proposal put forward by a
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Some call it a sea, others a lake. For decades its status has been questioned. Five countries - Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan - now agree the
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Opposition leader Soumaila Cisse says he will reject the results of Mali's presidential runoff vote, urging people in the country "to rise up". Sunday's poll, which was marked by
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AMMAN: Militants behind an attack on Jordanian police supported Daesh and investigations had revealed plans for more attacks on security and civilian targets, Jordan’s Interior Minister Sameer Al-Mobaideen
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AMMAN: Militants behind an attack on Jordanian police supported Daesh and investigations had revealed plans for more attacks on security and civilian targets, Jordan’s Interior Minister Sameer Al-Mobaideen
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AMMAN: As a country with a budget depending mostly on loans and foreign assistance, and hosting millions of refugees, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan finds itself with no
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On July 17, footage emerged online of masked men hoisting a red-and-black flag emblazoned with the letters FSLN in what they said was Monimbo, a neighbourhood in the
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At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said, in the latest spate of violence driven by
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Between 20,000 and 30,000 members of ISIL remain in Iraq and Syria despite the armed group's defeat and a halt in the flow of foreigners joining its ranks, according to
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Iranian designated ‘global terrorist’ by US for subversive activities in Bahrain LONDON: The US Department of State designated Iran-based Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed as a global terrorist on
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SHEBAA, Lebanon: Dozens of Syrian refugees left Lebanon by bus on Monday in the latest of a wave of returns to their war-torn country, Lebanese authorities said.An AFP
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Iranian designated ‘global terrorist’ by US for subversive activities in Bahrain LONDON: The US Department of State designated Iran-based Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed as a global terrorist on
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