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Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
October 28, 2014
Bahrain bans main opposition for three months
A Bahrain court banned the Gulf state's main opposition movement for three months Tuesday just weeks before a parliamentary election,…
Russia backs rebel polls as Ukraine eyes new government
October 28, 2014
Russia backs rebel polls as Ukraine eyes new government
Russia announced Tuesday it will recognise separatist polls in Ukraine next weekend, fuelling tensions with the country's newly elected pro-Western…
More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
October 27, 2014
More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
Heavy fighting flared on Sunday between Libya's army and Islamist militias apparently trying retake one of their largest camps in…
Source: Tunisia’s secular party Nidaa Tounes takes lead in parliament vote
October 27, 2014
Source: Tunisia’s secular party Nidaa Tounes takes lead in parliament vote
Leading Tunisian secular party Nidaa Tounes has won more than 80 seats in an election for the new 217-member parliament…
Futuristic hoverboard now on market
October 26, 2014
Futuristic hoverboard now on market
Movies have always been addressing fictional ideas that may be hard to believe at a certain time. But those ideas…
Iraqi forces seize four villages after victory near Baghdad
October 26, 2014
Iraqi forces seize four villages after victory near Baghdad
Iraqi government forces retook four villages on Sunday near a mountain ridge overlooking Islamic State supply lines, security officials said,…
Tunisians vote for new parliament, hope for full democracy
October 26, 2014
Tunisians vote for new parliament, hope for full democracy
Tunisians voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that bring full democracy finally within their reach, four years after their revolution…
Sudan’s Bashir wins party backing for vote, set to extend 25 year rule
October 26, 2014
Sudan’s Bashir wins party backing for vote, set to extend 25 year rule
Sudan's ruling party has given final approval to President Omar Hassan al-Bashir as its candidate in next year's presidential vote,…
Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015
October 26, 2014
Minister: Syrian conflict to cap Lebanon’s growth at 2-2.5% in 2015
Lebanon's economy will grow by no more than 2 or 2.5 percent next year if it does not resolve its…
Brazil votes in tight presidential runoff split along class lines
October 26, 2014
Brazil votes in tight presidential runoff split along class lines
Brazilians vote on Sunday in a bitterly-contested election that pits a leftist president with strong support among the poor against…