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‘Huge explosion’ in Syria capital leaves several dead
A "huge explosion" near a military intelligence office in Damascus Sunday left a number of dead and wounded, a war monitor said, after state TV reported early indications suggested a "terrorist act". The Syrian
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Kenya hotel attack: ‘Painful and traumatising’
On a windy Saturday afternoon, Mohamud Yassin is meeting two workmates in a quiet, posh Nairobi restaurant. Wearing black sunglass and a knee-length blue thobe, he exchanges greetings with his colleagues with a smile
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Photo journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa killed in Libya
Photographer and video journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was killed on Saturday by a stray shell south of Tripoli while on the job. Ben Khalifa died while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir
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Colombia asks Cuba to extradite ELN rebels after bombing kills 21
Colombia has demanded that Cuba hand over rebels affiliated with National Liberation Army (ELN), who were in Havana for peace talks, after a deadly car bombing in Bogota was blamed on the group. Conservative President Ivan
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Beirut summit: Arab nations aim for free trade zone, Syria aid
Beirut, Lebanon - The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit has kicked off in Lebanon's capital, Beirut shortly after the arrival of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the city's Rafic
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Pakistan arrests police officers after shooting that left 4 dead
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested counterterrorism police officers after they allegedly killed a middle-aged couple, their 13-year-old daughter and another man in what the police initially claimed was a shoot-out with armed fighters. Police
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13 killed, dozens hurt in latest bout of Tripoli fighting, says Libyan ministry
JERUSALEM: In an alley in Jerusalem’s Old City, a three-story building has become a symbol of Palestinian fears they are losing precious ground in the historic area.Adeeb Joudeh Al-Husseini says he did nothing wrong,
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Arab Economic and Social Development meeting: A summit mired in controversy
BEIRUT: The plan was that heads of state from the Arab world would arrive in Beirut to discuss economic and social development. But like much in Lebanon at the moment, it did not go
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Tshisekedi declared DR Congo’s president, but runner-up revolts
Democratic Republic of the Congo's election crisis deepened early on Sunday when the Constitutional Court confirmed the win of Felix Tshisekedi, rejecting claims of fraud, and runner-up Martin Fayulu promptly declared himself the country's
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What’s the economic toll of Britain’s Brexit chaos?
British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived a no-confidence motion this week while her plan to navigate Brexit was massively rejected by Parliament. The deadline of March 29, 2019 is fast approaching, while European


