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Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Middle East

Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of…
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Middle East

Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict

  Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at religious hardliners and appealed for calm Wednesday after extremists called for…
Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border
Middle East

Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border

  GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip frontier on…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East

Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south

REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World

Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed academic Farhad Dejpasand as the new economy and finance minister in a…
Tens of thousands rally in London for new Brexit vote
World

Tens of thousands rally in London for new Brexit vote

  Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s looming breakup with the EU rallied in the heart of London…
Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch
Culture

Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch

  The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will no longer be honoring French film director Claude Lelouch during the festival’s…
Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest
Middle East

Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 32 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire during…
50 years on, shockwaves of Olympic ‘Black Power’ protest still rumble
World

50 years on, shockwaves of Olympic ‘Black Power’ protest still rumble

  Fifty years after raising clenched fists in protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the shockwaves unleashed by John…
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