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Nations pledge millions to protect cultural heritage
March 22, 2017
Nations pledge millions to protect cultural heritage
A UNESCO-backed donor conference at the Louvre museum in Paris pledged US$75 million (around €70 million) on Monday for a new…
US, Britain curb electronics on flights from Middle East, North Africa
March 22, 2017
US, Britain curb electronics on flights from Middle East, North Africa
The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in…
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
March 22, 2017
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic State,…
Counting Americans: possibility of new Mideast box on census
March 21, 2017
Counting Americans: possibility of new Mideast box on census
Zahraa Ballout isn't "white," and she certainly isn't "some other race." If the government gives her the choice of checking…
China, EU cut imports of Brazil meat amid scandal
March 21, 2017
China, EU cut imports of Brazil meat amid scandal
China and the European Union curtailed meat imports from Brazil on Monday after police, in an anti-corruption probe criticized by…
Brazil president seeks to calm fears over meat sales, exports
March 20, 2017
Brazil president seeks to calm fears over meat sales, exports
President Michel Temer, confronting a corruption scandal tarnishing Brazil's lucrative meat industry, met on Sunday with executives and foreign diplomats to…
French presidential candidates face off in first TV debate
March 20, 2017
French presidential candidates face off in first TV debate
France's tumultuous presidential election battle steps up a gear Monday as the main candidates face off in the first of…
Turkey’s Erdogan decries Merkel over ‘Nazi measures’ as row thunders on
March 20, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan decries Merkel over ‘Nazi measures’ as row thunders on
Ankara launched a new wave of anti-German rhetoric on Sunday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling out the German chancellor…
Islam fastest growing religion: Pew study
March 20, 2017
Islam fastest growing religion: Pew study
Islam is the world's fastest growing religion - and not just in Muslim majority nations: 10% of all Europeans are…
President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House
March 20, 2017
President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House
President Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Monday.As he left Iraq for the…