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Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the ...
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- RIO DE JANEIRO: More than three decades after the end of military dictatorship, army men look to be on the threshold of returning to power in Brazil, this time through elections in a crime-ridden country whose official motto is “Order and Progress.” The comfortable favorite in an October 28 presidential ...
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- SRINAGAR, India: Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in the main city of disputed Kashmir on Wednesday shortly after a gunbattle raged between militants and government forces.The gunbattle began early Wednesday after troops cordoned off a neighborhood in Srinagar on a tip that some rebels were present in a civilian home, ...
- BAGHDAD: Iraq’s prime minister-designate Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Wednesday he would present a new cabinet to parliament for approval next week.Abdul Mahdi was named by Iraq’s new President Barham Salih last month, and has until the beginning of November to form a government. The election of Salih, a Kurd, ...
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Man sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for Texas mosque fire
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Twitter publishes tweet trove from ‘clumsy’ Iran regime campaigns
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Twitter publishes tweet trove from 'clumsy' Iran regime campaigns
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan’s government hanged a man on Wednesday for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl.Imran Ali, 24, who was arrested after Zainab Ansari’s body was found in a garbage dump ... -
Murderer, rapist of six-year-old girl hanged in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan’s government hanged a man on Wednesday for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl.Imran Ali, 24, who was arrested after Zainab Ansari’s body was found in a garbage dump ... -
UN Syria envoy to step down next month
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EU offers to extend Brexit transition as leaders meet
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Afghan poll candidate killed in explosion
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Iran calls US efforts to cut its oil exports to zero ‘political bluff’
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Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites
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Israel closes both border crossings with Gaza
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