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Turkish court rules to keep US consulate worker in jail
ALGIERS: Algeria’s constitutional council has not held any meeting so far to decide whether President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is fit for office, state radio said on Thursday, after the army called for his removal and
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Algeria constitutional council has not met on Bouteflika
ALGIERS: Algeria’s constitutional council has not held any meeting so far to decide whether President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is fit for office, state radio said on Thursday, after the army called for his removal and
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The Samjhauta acquittals: Hindu terror goes unpunished in India
Earlier this month, the acquittal of the four main suspects in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case has once again brought the Indian government's commitment to fighting Hindu terror groups into question. The attack
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SIGAR: Reintegration, economy among top risks after Taliban peace
Afghanistan will remain dependent on foreign donors and international help even after a peace deal with the Taliban is reached, a watchdog in the United States has said, adding that that prospect of a potential
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Venezuelans turn to food production amid crisis
In the heart of the Venezuelan capital Caracas, a community has decided to create an agro-ecological farm and has called for the government and people to be ready for the coming US sanctions. They
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Car bomb blast ‘kills 15’ in Somalia’s Mogadishu
At least 15 people have killed in a car bomb explosion near a hotel and restaurants in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to rescue services. The blast on Thursday afternoon in the busy Maka Al-Mukarama road sent a
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Cameroon forces kill 170 in Anglophone region in six months: HRW
Government forces in Cameroon's restive Anglophone regions killed at least 170 civilians over the past six months, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Civilians in the region were also attacked
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Somalia: At least 11 killed by car bomb in Mogadishu
A car bomb exploded near a hotel and restaurant in the Somali capital on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, rescue services said. The afternoon explosion on a busy road in Mogadishu sent a
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Bangladesh fire: Dhaka skyscraper hit by deadly blaze
At least six people have been confirmed dead after fire broke out in a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, officials said, weeks after a deadly blaze in the Bangladeshi capital left at least 70
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UAE official says Arab countries should be more open to Israel
A senior UAE official has said Arab states made a "very wrong decision" in the past when they had decided to not have formal relations or contact with Israel. Anwar Gargash, the United Arab


