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Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East

The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...

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Slave Trade To People Trafficking In SE Nigeria

They travel thousands of kilometres across west Africa to get to the southeast Nigerian city of Calabar where small...

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S.Africa Struggles As Protests Rage Over Post-Apartheid Failures

The piles of stinking rubbish are growing, running water and electricity are scarce. In Ennerdale, public anger over...

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50 Years After Six-Day War, Israeli-Palestinian Divide Widens

Israelis and Palestinians mark 50 years since the Six-Day War next week as the gap between them further widens, with...

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Keeping Memories Alive In Years Since Six-Day War

Some use photographs, others seek global solidarity or throw themselves into campaigning for peace. Fifty years after...

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‘We Locked Ourselves In’

It is not an experience he's keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources...

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Sore Knee Rules Sonny Bill Out of Blues-Reds Clash

Sonny Bill Williams will miss Auckland Blues' match against Queensland Reds through injury, costing the centre a chance...

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Sequel Sails To Top of Box Office

Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel sailed to the top of the North American box office during the four-day...

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British and Irish Lions Arrive To Maori Welcome

The British and Irish Lions received a traditional Maori welcome on Wednesday as they arrived in New Zealand for the...

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Portland Stabbing Suspect Yells Slogans At Court Hearing

A murder suspect accused of killing two men during an anti-Muslim rant against two girls on board a train in Oregon...

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Daughter of S. Korea’s ‘Rasputin’ Arrested On Plane

The daughter of the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the ousting of South Korea's president was...

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Japan’s Factory Output Rises 4.0 Percent In April

Japanese factory output rose 4.0 percent in April from the previous month, official figures showed Wednesday,...

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Keri Russell Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

Actress Keri Russell, best known for her role as a ruthless KGB operative in the long-running series "The Americans,"...

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Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause

US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question...

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Olivia Newton-John Reveals New Cancer 25 Years Later

Singing great Olivia Newton-John revealed Tuesday a return of breast cancer, 25 years after her first successful battle...

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UN Says Five Kenya Refugee Camp Workers Involved In Fraud

Five UN workers at a refugee camp in northwest Kenya were allegedly involved in fraud and other serious misconduct, the...

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Uber Fires Engineer At Center of Trade Secret Suit

Uber on Tuesday confirmed that it has fired an engineer accused in a trade secrets suit involving files he purportedly...

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Political Risk Weighs On European Stocks

European stocks slid on Tuesday as political risk once again returned to the fore with Italy nearing a deal for early...

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ExxonMobil Faces Climate Showdown At Annual Meeting

ExxonMobil's controversial stance on climate change will be back in the spotlight Wednesday when shareholders vote on...