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UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter

UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land…
UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya

UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya

GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible…
Gaza sculptor exhibits disembodied limbs, inspired by amputees’ loss

Gaza sculptor exhibits disembodied limbs, inspired by amputees’ loss

GAZA, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Palestinian artist Khaled Hussein’s sculptures of human limbs are on display in a Gaza exhibition…
Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras

Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to…
Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image

Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II was meeting with the World Bank president, asking for more financial support for…
Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations

Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations

BEIRUT, Oct 4 (Reuters) – After spending three decades building up a real estate business he inherited from his father,…
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for

Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for

ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy…
Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four

Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four

DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Tropical Cyclone Shaheen killed four people as it slammed into Oman on Sunday with ferocious…
UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya

UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya

ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted two boats carrying more than 550 Europe-bound migrants off the…
Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others

Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It wasn’t 7 a.m. yet and already the line outside the police station’s gates was long,…
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