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More police than tourists in Egypt’s Luxor after foiled attack
Egypt
June 11, 2015
More police than tourists in Egypt’s Luxor after foiled attack
The Karnak temple in Egypt's Luxor was open as usual Thursday despite a foiled suicide and gun attack on the…
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
Life & Style
June 10, 2015
Six things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day
Like all countries around the globe, the celebration to show appreciation to the woman who had sacrificed her entire life…
Russia and Egypt hold first ever joint naval drills
Egypt
June 10, 2015
Russia and Egypt hold first ever joint naval drills
Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercises, the defence ministry said Wednesday, in a bid to…
Czech village spins retro vinyl records comeback
Culture
June 10, 2015
Czech village spins retro vinyl records comeback
A small Czech village has become a centre of the global boom in retro records as antiquated vinyl-pressing machines turn…
UPDATE: Africa leaders sign ‘Cape to Cairo’ free trade bloc deal
Egypt
June 10, 2015
UPDATE: Africa leaders sign ‘Cape to Cairo’ free trade bloc deal
African leaders signed Wednesday a potentially historic 26-nation free trade pact to create a common market spanning half the continent…
African leaders to unveil new common market bloc
Egypt
June 10, 2015
African leaders to unveil new common market bloc
The leaders of 26 African countries gathered in Egypt Wednesday to sign a new trade pact to create a common…
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru
Archaeology
June 10, 2015
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru
Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilization some 3,800…
Palestinian killed in clash with Israel forces in Jenin
Middle East
June 10, 2015
Palestinian killed in clash with Israel forces in Jenin
A Palestinian man was killed in a clash with Israeli forces in the refugee camp of northern West Bank city…
Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north
World
June 10, 2015
Mali troops get reacquainted with lost north
For Malian troops making their first forays into the country's north since jihadists took control, French military support provides reassurance…
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Middle East
June 10, 2015
Amnesty: Yazidi militia killed 21 in Iraq revenge attack
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers…