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North Korea election turnout 99.99 percent: State media
Turnout in North Korea's single-candidate election was 99.99 percent this year, up from 99.97 percent the last time it was held, state media reported. This year's turnout fell just short of 100 percent as
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Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘I prayed for their souls’
Adadi, Ethiopia - It was just another Sunday morning for Atlaw Wihib. The 49-year-old was getting ready to attend Mass, as did many other residents in this small village of about 120 people in central
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MPs to vote on May’s Brexit deal in second meaningful vote
London, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to bring her Brexit deal back to Parliament on Tuesday for a second meaningful vote. The last time May put the deal to
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How defeated is Daesh?
DUBAI: It is more than four years since Daesh terrorists overran large swathes of Syria and Iraq to declare a “caliphate” the size of Britain.Experts say the terror group is now on the “brink
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46 militants killed in Egypt’s anti-Daesh campaign in Sinai
CAIRO: Three soldiers and 46 “very dangerous” militants have been killed in clashes in the northern and central Sinai peninsula, Egyptian authorities said on Monday. The military also said Egyptian forces had destroyed 15
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US plan for military deployment costs worries Turkey
ANKARA: The US plans to demand that allies hosting American troops cover the full cost of their deployment and pay an additional amount, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The idea, which US President Donald Trump has
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‘I prayed for their souls’: Ethiopians mourn plane crash tragedy
Adadi, Ethiopia - It was just another Sunday morning for Atlaw Wihib. The 49-year-old was getting ready to attend Mass, as did many other residents in this small village of about 120 people in central
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Demonstrators demand Bouteflika’s immediate departure
Tlemcen, Algeria - Demonstrators who took to the streets en masse against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's rule reacted in jubilation to his withdrawal from elections but said he now must step down. In Tlemcen, Bouteflika's
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Malaysia offers citizens conditional return as ISIL crumbles
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - When bombs started falling around her in ISIL-controlled territory in Syria, Lidia decided it was time to leave. For the first time in more than four years, the 29-year-old Malaysian
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‘I’m an Aussie’: Footballer Hakeem al-Araibi receives citizenship
Bahrain-born footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who was released from a Thai prison last month after an international outcry, has officially become an Australian citizen. He became an Australian citizen on Tuesday along with 200 other


