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A taste for dog: Indonesia trade persists despite crackdown
Jogjakarta and Denpasar, Indonesia - Every year in Indonesia, at least one million dogs are brutally butchered for human consumption, according to various charities trying to stamp out the trade. "Everyone talks about the
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In Pictures: Bahrain lifts first Gulf Cup trophy
Doha, Qatar - Bahrain won the Arabian Gulf Cup title for the first time with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the final on Sunday. Bahrain, who last reached the final in 2004,
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Airstrikes kill 19 civilians in northwest Syria
ANKARA: The crisis over Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 air defense system from Russia may come to a head with the threat of US sanctions, according to sources in Ankara. Despite the close relationship between
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Turkey faces US sanctions over missile defense deal
ANKARA: The crisis over Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 air defense system from Russia may come to a head with the threat of US sanctions, according to sources in Ankara. Despite the close relationship between
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‘Very important’: N Korea carries out test at rocket launch site
North Korea has carried out a "very important" test at its Sohae satellite launch site, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, a day after warning denuclearisation was already off the negotiating table in stalled
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Four dead in shooting near Mexico’s presidential residence
Four people were killed and two injured in a shooting on Saturday near Mexico's National Palace, the presidential residence in the historic centre of the capital, officials said. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was
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Lebanese lawmakers to defy naming of new PM
ANKARA: The showdown between Turkey and Greece over Ankara’s controversial “sea grab” deal with Libya on Friday looked set to escalate after Athens was slammed for its “outrageous” expulsion of the Libyan envoy. Tripoli’s ambassador
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Israel detains Palestinian journalists for ‘illegal activity’
The US military believes that an unarmed American drone reported lost near Libya’s capital last month was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it is demanding the return of the aircraft’s
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Several killed in central Baghdad as assailants fire live rounds
At least 19 people, including protesters and three police officers, have been killed in Baghdad in an attack by unidentified gunmen near the Iraqi capital's main protest camp on Friday, according to reports citing
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Argentina’s president-elect signals policy shift with new cabinet
Argentina's newly-elected President Alberto Fernandez unveiled his cabinet and new central bank chief on Friday evening, laying out his core team days before the centre-left leader takes office facing a stalled economy, rising debt


