People living in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq are struggling with a weak economy. Before the battle to push out ISIL in 2014, the economy was growing and there were high hopes
more 350Last year, Tehran sold $126m worth of Persian rugs to the American market, but the new US sanctions on Iran include the hand-woven carpets. But the beautiful rugs are more than just a commodity;
more 388A special tribunal in Colombia is examining more than 2,000 cases of extrajudicial killings between 2008 and 2014. The look into the "false positive" scandal is part of the historic peace deal between the
more 443President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's partnership with the United States is in jeopardy, warning Ankara could start looking for new allies. Relations between the NATO allies have sunk to their lowest point in
more 391Yemen's Houthi rebels have backed the United Nations' call for an independent investigation into a Saudi-attack on a bus full of school children on Thursday. The Houthis say at least 50 people were killed
more 357The death toll from the major earthquake that hammered the Indonesian island of Lombok rose to 387 on Saturday. The 6.9-magnitude quake last Sunday injured more than 13,000 people, left more than 387,000 people
more 426US space agency NASA postponed the launch of the Parker Solar Probe on Saturday - the start of a years-long mission to study the sun up close for the first time ever. Technical issues caused
more 436GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: A 40-year-old Palestinian hit by Israeli fire during protests on the Gaza border died of his wounds on Saturday, taking the previous day’s death toll to three, the territory’s health
more 491BEIRUT: A battle between Syrian regime forces and opposition fighters for the northwestern Idlib province could affect the lives of more than 1 million children, many of whom live in refugee camps, the UN’s
more 378A "suicidal" airline employee stole an Alaska Airlines plane without any passengers on it, performed an upside-down aerial loop, and crashed into an island in Washington state. The mechanic commandeered the Horizon Air Q400 aircraft
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