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Death toll from clashes in Libya’s Tripoli climbs to 96
Fighting between rival groups in Libya's capital has killed at least 96 people since August 26, with civilians among the casualties, authorities have said. Libya's Tripoli-based Health Ministry, in a statement on Friday, said
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State TV: Gunmen attack military parade in Iran’s Ahvaz
Several people have been killed after unknown gunmen opened fire during a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, state television reported. "Several gunmen began shooting from behind the stand during the
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Iran’s Rouhani: Donald Trump will fail just like Saddam Hussein
Donald Trump will fail in his confrontation with Iran just like Saddam Hussein, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said. The Iranian leader, referring to the 1980-88 war between the two Middle Eastern powers, also vowed
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Protests held in Idlib demanding Assad leaves power
Protesters have been marching in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, calling on the international community to stop the Assad government from cementing its grip on power. They're demanding President Bashar al-Assad be removed from office
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Qatari tribe continues campaign for justice at UN in Geneva
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to enact the economic reforms that have
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in new Gaza clashes: ministry
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to enact the economic reforms that have
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Israel showed Russia proof Syria to blame for downed plane — Israeli military
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to enact the economic reforms that have
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Maldives police remove ‘anti-Islamic idols’ in luxury resort raid
Male, Maldives - Guests on a five-star honeymoon resort in the Maldives caught a rare glimpse of the decades-long political and religious tensions rocking this island nation when policemen - armed with axes, concrete
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Colombia’s coffee workers despair over low wage
Coffee prices are at a 12-year low, and as a result, Colombian farmers are struggling to make a decent wage. Speculators, overproduction and the power of multinationals, are being blamed for the drop in
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‘Radioactive mud’ dumping alarms activists in Wales and England
A new nuclear power station being built in England is alarming environmental campaigners both there - and in neighbouring Wales. Legal action has been launched to stop mud from the Hinkley Point construction site


