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Iraq’s Umm Qasr port reopens after protesters leave; death toll climbs
BASRA, Iraq: Iraq’s main seaport Umm Qasr reopened on Saturday at 3 AM and all operations have resumed after protesters left the port’s entrance, port employees and government sources in the area said.All operations
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US military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons
NEW DELHI: America’s top general on Saturday said he was involved in “routine dialogue” with the White House about military options should Syria ignore US warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault
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Rockets hit Iranian Kurdish opposition offices in Iraq’s Koya
Rockets have struck the headquarters of two Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, killing and injuring several people, according to officials and local media. The missile attack hit the headquarters of the
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Egypt sentences 75 to death over Rabaa protests
An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death, including senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, over a 2013 sit-in protest in Cairo that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters. Senior Brotherhood
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Yemen’s Geneva talks fall apart after Houthi no-show
Geneva, Switzerland - Yemen's foreign minister has harshly criticised UN diplomats for not putting pressure on the Houthi rebel group to attend peace talks in Geneva, dooming them to failure. Minister Khaled al-Yamani, who
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Farewell to Bo Bandit: Burt Reynolds dies aged 82
He was one of the film industry's most bankable leading men, with box office hits such as Deliverance, The Longest Yard and Boogie Nights. But he was perhaps best known as Bo “Bandit” Darville
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Venice film festival: Netflix to show own productions
After boycotting Cannes, Netflix is premiering six of its own productions at the Venice Film Festival. That has angered Italian cinema exhibitors who've attacked Netflix' strategy of making films available for streaming on the
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Egypt sentences 75 people to death over 2013 sit-in
CAIRO: Egypt sentenced to death 75 people, including prominent Islamist leaders, on Saturday over a 2013 pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces.Others being tried in
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Yemen govt delegation to leave Geneva as talks falter
GENEVA: Yemeni government representatives who had flown to Geneva to take part in long-awaited UN-sponsored peace talks will return home on Saturday after the Houthis failed to show up, a delegate said.Speaking on condition
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Official: Katyusha rockets fired at Basra airport in Iraq
BASRA, Iraq: Unknown assailants fired three Katyusha rockets at Iraq’s Basra airport Saturday, an airport official said, after a chaotic and violent night that saw hundreds of protesters burning tires on main streets and


