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Kuwaiti govt resigns, possibly helping to end political standoff
Middle East
November 8, 2021
Kuwaiti govt resigns, possibly helping to end political standoff
KUWAIT, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, state news agency KUNA…
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s protesters held a mass rally Thursday to step up pressure on the military to hand…
NZ police probe mosque attack links after man dies in stand-off
World
March 27, 2019
NZ police probe mosque attack links after man dies in stand-off
Christchurch police launched an urgent investigation Wednesday to find out whether a man who died after an early morning stand-off…
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
World
August 10, 2018
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition…
Tense standoff after South Africa mine shootings
World
August 17, 2012
Tense standoff after South Africa mine shootings
A hundred women danced in a dirt road Friday, singing protest songs amid ramshackle wooden and corrugated metal shacks sitting over one…