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Broome, Australia - Bart Pigram leads a group of tourists through a mangrove thicket, telling stories and discussing the landscape. The group is a mix of Australian and
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The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, says talks between warring parties next month will focus on a transitional government and laying down arms. Griffiths has
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BEIRUT: At least 53 civilians including 28 children, have been killed in fierce bombardment Friday that targeted rebel-held areas of northern Syria, a war monitor said updating an
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BEIRUT: Departure halls at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport were packed with Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian pilgrims as they began leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this
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BEIRUT: In an unprecedented ruling in Lebanon, Mansour El Kahi, an investigative judge, has sentenced a man to 10 days in prison and a fine of $2,670 for
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Torrential rains and landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala have killed dozens of people, ravaged farmlands and forced thousands to be evacuated, officials said. More than
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Lebanon is considering legalising the cultivation and export of cannabis for medical purposes as part of an effort to revive the country's struggling economy. "The Lebanese Parliament is preparing
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Exiled Palestinian photographer Tyesir Batniji is showing his work about the lives of those who fled the violence in Gaza at the Arles Photo Festival in the south
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UNITED NATIONS: UN experts say “predatory behavior” by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending lawlessness that has fueled
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TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters chanted against “apartheid” and for “equality” on Saturday in central Tel Aviv at a rally protesting a
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TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters chanted against “apartheid” and for “equality” on Saturday in central Tel Aviv at a rally protesting a
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told European Union countries to tackle racist attitudes within the bloc, and said that no member state can can avoid the "challenge" migration poses.
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Calls are growing for the release of award-winning photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam who was detained by Bangladeshi police for "provocative comments" about student-led protests in the country.
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Afghanistan's top electoral body has barred dozens of candidates from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, officials said. The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) issued a statement on
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TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Arab Israelis and their supporters chanted against “apartheid” and for “equality” on Saturday in central Tel Aviv at a rally protesting a
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BEIRUT: At least 53 civilians including 28 children, have been killed in fierce bombardment Friday that targeted rebel-held areas of northern Syria, a war monitor said updating an
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LONDON: Iranian TV turned down the volume on anti-government slogans chanted during a football match amid widespread public protests over the economy and Tehran’s foreign interventions. Videos on
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There are fears the worsening dispute between Washington and Ankara could hurt Turkey's economy with the Turkish lira hitting record lows against the dollar in recent days. The
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Turkey's president has pledged to defy what he describes US attempts to weaken his country's economy, rallying supporters a day after Washington imposed even higher tariffs on Turkish metals -
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Tensions are high in Romania as thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets for a second consecutive evening, a day after more than 450 people were
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ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s partnership with the United States may be in jeopardy as ties strain, warning Ankara could start looking for new allies, in
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DUBAI: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there was no meeting planned with US officials including his counterpart Mike Pompeo at the United Nations General Assembly, the semi-official
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TIKRIT, Iraq: Daesh extremists killed five members of the same family at a checkpoint on the edge of their village north of Baghdad early on Saturday, a police
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Kenyan authorities have arrested several senior officials on suspicion of corruption over their management of a flagship $3.2bn railway project. The National Prosecution Authority said in a statement on
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A 2010 silver Dodge Charger thundered down Charlottesville's Fourth Street Southeast on the afternoon of August 12, 2017. The driver of the car accelerated and barreled into a crowd
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Lebanon is considering legalising the cultivation and export of marijuana for medical purposes as part of an effort to revive the country's struggling economy. "The Lebanese Parliament is preparing
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TIKRIT, Iraq: Daesh extremists killed five members of the same family at a checkpoint on the edge of their village north of Baghdad early on Saturday, a police
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