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US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
Middle East
October 18, 2017
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
US-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday,…
Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal
Middle East
October 18, 2017
Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal
Iran’s supreme leader says Europe should do more to back the nuclear deal after President Donald Trump refused to re-certify…
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
World
October 18, 2017
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia’s capital in a show of defiance after the country’s deadliest…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
World
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
World
October 18, 2017
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far…
Israeli army arrests 2 Palestinians, shuts 8 media companies
Middle East
October 18, 2017
Israeli army arrests 2 Palestinians, shuts 8 media companies
The Israeli military has arrested two Palestinians and closed eight media production companies in the West Bank for six months…
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
World
October 18, 2017
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
World
October 17, 2017
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Israel Aerospace Industries, Hankuk Carbon, to make drones
Technology
October 17, 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries, Hankuk Carbon, to make drones
Israel Aerospace Industries says it has formed a joint venture with Korean company Hankuk Carbon to make unmanned aircraft together.…
Turkey leader in Poland for talks on security, his policies
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Turkey leader in Poland for talks on security, his policies
Turkey’s president was in Poland on Tuesday for talks on international security and on his policies at home. Recep Tayyip…
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
World
October 17, 2017
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
American author George Saunders is the bookmakers’ favorite to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction with his novel…
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
World
October 17, 2017
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have reaffirmed their alliance of necessity in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also…
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
World
October 17, 2017
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the ruling Communist…
Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact
Environment
October 17, 2017
Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact
The environmental group Greenpeace issued a report on Tuesday giving technology titans including Samsung Electronics, Amazon and Huawei low marks…
Clinton brands WikiLeaks boss ‘tool of Russian intelligence’
World
October 16, 2017
Clinton brands WikiLeaks boss ‘tool of Russian intelligence’
Hillary Clinton has told an Australian state broadcaster that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was a tool of Russia in his…
MIT student making sleeping bags for refugees in Middle East
Middle East
October 16, 2017
MIT student making sleeping bags for refugees in Middle East
It wasn’t enough to send warm wishes to refugees in Syria. Vick Liu wanted to send them actual warmth. The…
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
World
October 16, 2017
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics…
Tennessee woman heads to Abu Dhabi cosmetology competition
Life & Style
October 16, 2017
Tennessee woman heads to Abu Dhabi cosmetology competition
Although Kylie Burkey graduated from Sullivan Central High School in 2014, she’s been there recently practicing for competition like she…
Did he or didn’t he? No clarity on Catalan independence bid
World
October 16, 2017
Did he or didn’t he? No clarity on Catalan independence bid
A Monday morning deadline came and went without the president of the Catalonia region clarifying whether he had declared independence…
Roman theater uncovered at base of Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Archaeology
October 16, 2017
Roman theater uncovered at base of Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Israeli archaeologists have found the first known Roman-era theater in Jerusalem’s Old City, a unique 1,800-year-old structure abutting the Western…