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Qatar welcomes Asian Cup football champions home
Qatar celebrated its national football team's upset victory at the Asian Cup with a royal welcome and a street parade by jubilant fans in the capital, Doha. The Gulf nation on Friday defeated four-time winners Japan
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Belgium agrees to host Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo after his acquittal
Belgium said it has agreed to host former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered his conditional release, pending a possible appeal against his acquittal. The first former head of state to stand trial in
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Is the world facing the threat of a new arms race?
A treaty that has helped keep the world safe from nuclear war appears to be falling apart. The United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Friday, accusing Russia of violating it.
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Jordan to host UN-backed talks on Yemen
KHARTOUM: A Sudanese school teacher died in detention after being arrested in connection with protests in the east of the country, members of his family said on Saturday.The 36-year-old man was arrested at his home
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Catholics in the UAE: ‘Pope’s visit a testament to peace and tolerance’
DUBAI: Roman Catholics in Dubai - home to the largest community in the Arabian Gulf - believe that the visit of Pope Francis to the region could be a symbol of peace and tolerance
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Turkey captures Daesh suspects on Syria border: report
KHARTOUM: A Sudanese school teacher died in detention after being arrested in connection with protests in the east of the country, members of his family said on Saturday.The 36-year-old man was arrested at his home
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Latest updates: Qatar welcomes Asian Cup champions home
Qatar is celebrating its national football team's upset victory at the Asian Cup with a royal welcome and a street parade by jubilant fans in the capital, Doha. Qatar on Friday defeated four-time winners Japan in
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DR Congo Ebola: Over 66,000 vaccinated
It has been six months since the start of the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 460 people have been killed. The WHO
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S Korea’s art museum restores tower of 1,003 old TV sets
A modern art museum in South Korea is trying to decide how to restore one of the world's most famous video art installations. It's made up of more than a thousand TV sets. But
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Israel opens ‘apartheid road’ in occupied West Bank
Anata, occupied West Bank - A newly-opened highway in the occupied West Bank has been hailed by Israelis but condemned by Palestinians, who are calling it "Apartheid Road". It's the first operational section of an


