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Sudan war and inflation leave families struggling to survive in Khartoum

Sudan war and inflation leave families struggling to survive in Khartoum Soaring food prices and shrinking incomes force families in Sudan's capital to borrow money and skip meals. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Balad leader blasts racist exclusion of Arab parties in Israel

Balad leader blasts racist exclusion of Arab parties in Israel Elections have yielded no clear winner but opposition bloc refuses to ally with Arab parties. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Ebola outbreak kills nearly 5,000 as vir...

Ebola outbreak kills nearly 5,000 as virus spreads beyond Congo and sparks ...

Ebola outbreak kills nearly 5,000 as virus spreads beyond Congo and sparks global alarm Health workers and authorities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo are struggling under the weight of more than 10,000 infections, and they are spreading internationally This article was created based... read more »

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Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot face weeks of political jockeyin...

Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot face weeks of political jockeying in Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition leader, Gadi Eisenkot, are in a tight race for leadership as both blocs begin weeks of horse-trading to try and gain a coalition to form fresh Israeli government This... read more »

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Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers

BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported. The man, identified as a rich... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for releas...

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef... read more »

Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations

History behind common Christmas traditions revealed

BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian,... read more »

Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh

At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes with the... read more »

Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in Aug...

Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the... read more »

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Is Iran jailing Facebook users for anti-govt posts?

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted on Facebook, an opposition website has said.... read more »

Iran reports its first death from MERS virus

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s official news agency is reporting the Islamic Republic has suffered its first fatality from the Middle Eastern respiratory... read more »

Egypt’s Sisi sweeps to victory in presidential vo...

CAIRO: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, swept to victory in a presidential election, provisional... read more »

Iran denies Facebook CEO summoned to court

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg faces IPO lawsuit over misleading investors

TEHRAN: An Iranian prosecutor has denied reports that a local judge ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by... read more »

In pointed moves, Pope prays at Bethlehem wall, invites...

BETHLEHEM (West Bank): Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited... read more »

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UN chief appalled by bombings in Russia

UN chief hails conclusion of Maldives presidential poll

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the conclusion of the Maldives presidential election run-off, hoping the new government will “engage the oppositio! n in a... read more »

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Musharraf

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Mus...

Islamabad – Pakistan Sunday announced to have formally started high treason proceedings against the former president Pervez Musharraf and will... read more »

Khaleda Zia’s son acquitted of money laundering

Tarique Rahman

Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court here Sunday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s elde! st son Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge while... read more »

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a... read more »

Maldives election results Sunday

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report... read more »

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'Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance'

‘Europe’s spies work together on mass surveillance...

London – Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programs run by their US counterpart denounced by European... read more »

Germany makes third gender official

Germany makes third gender official

London – Parents in Germany will now have the choice to leave out the gender of their new baby on the registration form owing to a brand new... read more »

Fatal shooting near Athens Golden Dawn office

Fatal shooting near Athens Golden Dawn office

At least two men have been shot dead in a drive-by shooting outside Greece’s Golden Dawn party office in Athens, police said. Two attackers on a... read more »

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Athens – Russia has said it will support Greece’s efforts in overcoming the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral... read more »

Hollande most unpopular French president

Hollande most unpopular French president

Paris – A new opinion poll has revealed that Francois Hollande has become France’s most unpopular president on record, Press TV reported... read more »

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Merkel insists German-U.S. ties should not be put at risk

Merkel insists German-U.S. ties should not be put at risk

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday stressed the importance of the German-U.S. alliance, adding that an ongoing debate on whether to grant Edward Snowden asylum must not hamper... read more »

Multiple gun fired outside Garden State Plaza in New Jersey shopping centre .

Multiple gun fired outside Garden State Plaza in N...

A shopping centre in the US state of New Jersey has been evacuated after multiple shots were heard, with some people locked down inside stores. Some... read more »

US to continue support Egypt’s regime: Kerry

US to continue support Egypt's regime: Kerry

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry, during his first visit to Egypt since the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi, confirmed Sunday that his... read more »

For Edward Snowden, no clemency: Top US lawmakers

U.S. spied on Netherlands from 1946 to 1968: Snowden documents

Washington – Senior American lawmakers said today that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should not be given clemency by the United States following his... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

London – US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly arrived in the Middle East to repair ties with the nation’s long-standing ally. The US... read more »

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