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Syria’s war: Assad regime accused of a host of crimes
BERIUT: The Syrian regime has been accused of various crimes during the conflict that started in 2011, including torture in prisons, summary executions and the use of chemical weapons. Some European countries have, meanwhile,
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US midterm elections 2018: All the latest updates
US voters go to the polls on Tuesday, to take part in midterm elections that will help define the remaining two years of President Donald Trump's first term in office. All 435 seats in
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US midterm elections results as they come in
Polls for the US midterms in some states will begin closing in the coming hours. The Democrats are hoping to win control of both houses of Congress in order to challenge Republican President Donald
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Who really benefits from a strong US economy?
President Donald Trump often takes credit for the strong national economy. On his watch, wages are up, unemployment is down, and the poverty rate has continued a four-year decline. Last summer, the Trump administration even
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‘Halt rushed Rohingya repatriation,’ UN urges Myanmar, Bangladesh
Bangladesh and Myanmar should drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Rakhine State as they face a "high risk of persecution", a top United Nations' human rights investigator has
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Madagascar presidential election: What you need to know
Four former presidents, three former prime ministers, a pastor and even a popular rock singer; when it comes to picking their next head of state, voters in Madagascar are not short of options. Far from
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Yemen government eyes budget as war famine looms
KUWAIT: Schools and government departments in Kuwait were forced to shutdown on Tuesday as floods lashed the Gulf state. The country closed its main stock exchange as well as government, ministerial offices and schools
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Israel lawmakers to debate death penalty for Palestinian ‘terrorists’
KUWAIT: Schools and government departments in Kuwait were forced to shutdown on Tuesday as floods lashed the Gulf state. The country closed its main stock exchange as well as government, ministerial offices and schools
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More than 200 mass graves of Daesh victims found in Iraq — UN report
BAGHDAD: More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Daesh militants, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The graves contain the remains of thousands of people, believed
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Explained: Evangelicals, the religious right and Trump
Washington, DC - Huddled around Donald Trump's Air Force One desk last month, two reporters from the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) interviewed the US president as he embarked on a cross-country blitz to drum up


