Sunday, April 14, 2019

Arab Spring comes later in Sudan and Algeria

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The armed forces of Algeria and Sudan, which pushed out the long-serving rulers of those countries after mass protests, are following a script that has failed millions of Arabs since the 2011 uprisings.


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Seychelles president delivers speech in Indian Ocean calling for better protection for world's seas

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Seychelles' leader delivers a speech in defence of the Indian Ocean from inside a submersible.

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Sudanese protesters await military's response on transition demands

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Several thousand Sudanese protesters continued a sit-in outside the Defense Ministry on Sunday as they pressured the military to accelerate a transition towards civilian rule.


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Madagascar Measles Epidemic Kills More Than 1,200 People

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Babies wail as a nurse tries to reassure mothers who have come to vaccinate their children. They fear a measles epidemic that has killed more than 1,200 people in this island nation where many are desperately poor.

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Nepal plane hits parked helicopter while taking off, killing three

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A small plane operated by a private airline in Nepal hit a parked helicopter on Sunday while preparing to take off in a mountainous area near Mount Everest, killing three people including a co-pilot, an airport official said.


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One dead after shooting outside Australia nightclub, three injured

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A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted "horrific injuries" that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said on Sunday, but there was no suggestion yet that the attack was terror-related.


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Egypt's Sisi meets Libyan commander Haftar in Cairo: presidency spokesman

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Cairo on Sunday to discuss developments in Libya, Sisi's spokesman said.


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Iran says recent floods caused up to $2.5 billion in damage

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Floods caused by heavy rain across Iran in recent weeks have caused an estimated $2.5 billion in damage to roads, bridges, homes and agricultural land, state media cited ministers as telling lawmakers on Sunday.


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UK's Lidington says Brexit talks with Labour to continue, will not last months

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The British government's talks with the opposition Labour party on a Brexit compromise will continue, but will not "drag out" for months, Cabinet Office minister David Lidington told the BBC on Sunday.


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On Palm Sunday, Pope says Church needs to be humble

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Tens of thousands of people waved palm and olive branches in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday as Pope Francis led the world's Catholics into Holy Week commemorations ahead of Easter calling for the Church to be humble.


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Ivanka Trump in Ethiopia to 'promote women'

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The daughter of the US president will also visit Ivory Coast in a four-day tour.

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Israeli delegation cancels visit to Bahrain on security concerns: statement

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An Israeli delegation of businessmen and government officials planning to take part in a business conference in Bahrain has canceled its visit on security concerns, a statement from the organizers said on Sunday.


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Iran's Zarif urges countries to take position on U.S. step against Revolutionary Guards

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Iran will ask the international community to take a position on the U.S. designation of its Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was cited as saying on Sunday.


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ICYMI: The world's largest indoor waterfall and the return of King Ramses II

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Here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.

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Artificial limbs change lives for wounded Gaza protesters

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Walking up and down stairs at a Gaza medical center, Palestinian amputees are learning to use their new artificial limbs after being wounded by Israeli fire at border protests.


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Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam

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Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein's crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih said on Sunday after attending the unearthing of a mass grave of Kurds killed by the former leader's forces three decades ago.


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Iran's Zarif warns of consequences of U.S. policy on Revolutionary Guards: IRNA

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday he will send letters to the foreign ministers of all countries to notify them that the U.S. designation of the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization will have consequences.


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'It looked like a bomb had gone off'

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Several people were injured when a powerful storm hit the small town of Franklin, as storms batter the southern US

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Train delays because of UK cable thefts soar, says Network Rail

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There were more than 900 hours of delays across thousands of journeys in England, Wales and Scotland.

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Venezuela crisis: Maduro calls for million more militia members

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The Venezuelan president wants the civilian force, which answers to him, to total three million.

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