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One dead in flooding as heavy rains hit Kuwait
DAMASCUS: A Syrian woman captured by Daesh said her eight-year-old son died in her lap after the extremists shot him and his cousin during a military operation to liberate them more than 100 days after
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Freed Daesh captive says son died in her lap from militant gunfire
DAMASCUS: A Syrian woman captured by Daesh said her eight-year-old son died in her lap after the extremists shot him and his cousin during a military operation to liberate them more than 100 days after
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More sanctions likely on Iranian regime, says US national security adviser
PARIS: US National Security Adviser John Bolton said that more sanctions were possible on Iran just days after a new round of measures touted as the most punishing ever on Tehran entered into force.
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Is democracy in Sri Lanka in danger?
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has been accused of violating the country's constitution. In late October, he sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, triggering an intense power
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Florida orders recount in contentious senate, governor races
Authorities in Florida have ordered a machine recount of votes in its neck-and-neck race for the US senate seat and governor's office amid allegations of fraud from the candidates. State Secretary Ken Detzner said
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The Soviet Scar: Legacy of USSR Architecture in Georgia
Journalist Tamila Varshalomidze grew up in Georgia after the downfall of the Soviet Union, but she is very aware of how the USSR's influence has affected her life, her family and community and her country.
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Sri Lanka’s main party to take sacking of parliament to court
The party of Sri Lanka's dismissed prime minister has said it will file a legal challenge to President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to dissolve parliament, which escalated the country's political uncertainty and drew international criticism. "We
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Thousands march in Rome to protest against ‘climate of hatred’
Rome, Italy - At least 20,000 people have marched in Rome to express their opposition to Italy's populist government which, they argued, has been fuelling a "growing climate of hatred" since coming to power
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Turkish air strikes ‘neutralize’ 15 Kurdish militants in Iraq
BEIRUT: The leader of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah insisted that one of its Sunni allies be given a portfolio in a new Lebanese cabinet, and indicated it would be ready to go back
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Turkey ammunition depot blast kills 7 soldiers, wounded 20
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian man shot in clashes with Israeli forces in October has died of his wounds, the health ministry in the occupied West Bank said on Saturday.Mohammed Shreyteh, 28, had been shot in


