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‘Happy’ Afghan Girls Compete At Robotics Meet After US Visa Woes

Huddled around a small table in the halls of a cavernous Washington concert hall, a group of Afghan teenage girls tweak...

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15 Yemeni Rebels, 8 Soldiers Killed In Clashes

At least 15 Yemeni rebels and eight soldiers were killed Monday as government forces attacked insurgent positions in...

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Yemen Troops Killed In Suspected Qaeda Attack

Five Yemeni soldiers were killed and three wounded Sunday when gunmen suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda opened fire on a...

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Afghan Girls Robotics Team Land In US After Visa U-Turn

A team of Afghan girls who were earlier denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition landed in the United...

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China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti

Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...

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US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries...

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Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s...

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Judge Expands Definition of ‘close Relative’

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s...

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Legal Setback For Trump Travel Ban As Judge Says Grandparents OK

A federal judge in Hawaii ruled that grandparents, grandchildren and other relatives of people in the United States...

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Two Years On, Nuclear Deal Has Fewer Friends In US and Iran

Signed with pomp and fanfare on July 14, 2015, the Iranian nuclear agreement was heralded as a triumph for American...

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Trump Supported Us, Say Afghan Girls After Robotics Visa U-Turn

A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition spoke of Donald Trump's...

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In Reversal, Afghan Girls Get US Visas To Attend Robotics Competition

A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition are now allowed to come,...

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UN Blames Yemen Warring Sides For ‘man-Made’ Cholera Crisis

The UN aid chief on Wednesday blamed Yemen's warring parties and their foreign backers for a 'man-made' cholera...

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Iran and Oman To Strengthen Ties Amid Gulf Crisis

Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a...

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UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen

International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...

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Tillerson In Qatar As Leaks Spark Fresh Gulf Tension

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret...

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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Financing Qaeda Imam Awlaki

One of four men arrested for sending thousands of dollars to the late Al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki pleaded...

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Top Bahrain Activist Sentenced To 2 Years In Jail

A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail after finding...

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Britain’s Arms Exports To Saudi ‘lawful’

Britain's High Court ruled on Monday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued...