Iran's president: Saudi should be 'punished' for hajj deaths

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says Islamic countries should take "punitive" measures against Saudi Arabia following the deaths of over two thousand pilgrims in a crush of crowds during last year's hajj.

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Suspected Aleppo chlorine attack chokes dozens, rescue workers, monitors say

A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers and a monitoring group said.

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Post-Brexit uncertainty and long-term funding issues hit UK higher education, university rankings show

Post-Brexit uncertainty and long-term funding issues have seen storm clouds gatherover UK higher education in this year's QS World University Rankings.

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Republicans under duress as Congress returns

Republican leaders in Washington are staring ahead at a potentially grim fall, facing the likely loss of Senate control and potentially heavy losses in the House, too.

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Has Trump hit his ceiling?

Donald Trump has run head-first into an electoral wall.

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Obama disrespected on final Asia trip

On President Obama's final trip to Asia, his lame-duck status is showing.

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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles; China opposes THAAD

It also comes at a potentially embarrassing time for North Korea's only real ally, China, which iscurrently hosting the Group of Nations summit in Hangzhou.

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No deal on Syria as Obama and Putin meet

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were meeting Monday as talks between their governments on ending violence in Syria ended without an agreement.

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Nadal falters late, falls to Pouille in US Open fourth round

Rafael Nadal kept making a stand, kept coming back, kept showing he would not depart quietly from this U.S. Open. Facing a much younger, much-less-accomplished opponent, Nadal twice erased a set deficit. Then he staved off a trio of match points.

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Economic summit opens amid sluggish growth, trade

HANGZHOU, China — The American and Chinese presidents are calling on major economies to defend free trade at a summit held as sluggish growth and disputes over steel and other imports fuel demands in the United States and Europe to protect local industry.

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Rare Focus on Little-Known Laos as It Hosts Major Summit

VIENTIANE, Laos — The light was fading over Vientiane on a cool December evening when a Jeep was stopped at a traffic light. CCTV video later showed the occupant of the car being pulled out and taken away in a pickup truck, never to be seen again.

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Somalia: Security officials implement Journalist Alasow's advice amid security concerns

Saacad.com - Somali authorities in Mogadishu took pieces of advice from Somali Investigative journalist amid terrorism alerts.

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SOMALIA:FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CRITICAL TO ONGOING POLITICAL TRANSITION–UN REPORT

Mogadishu/Geneva, 4 September 2016 – A UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia released Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but also shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront journalists, human rights defenders and political leaders, including numerous…

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NUSOJ urges Somali Government to respect media freedom and implement UN recommendations

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today called on the Federal Government of Somalia to accept and implement without delay the conclusions and recommendations of the UN report on freedom of expression situation in Somalia.

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The Position of the Coalition for Change on the 2016 Somalia Elections

Currently, there is an atmosphere of fear limiting the full participation of many aspiring candidates in the electoral process. This results in a) manipulation to exclude aspiring candidates and; b) the absence of reliable pre-planned security measures necessary for ensuring that traditional elders,…

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Kenya:Video Dozens of people protest against Dahabshiil over alleged killings‏

WaraqNews— A Dozen of people protested against Dahabshiil allegedly executing people in Dadaab, Kenya late last June, Ogaden24 New reported.

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Somalia:Armed assailants want to execute president HSM

Somalia: Armed assailants in Puntland, Hiiraan and Central regions are plotting against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, according to our sources.

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Somalia:Arrest warrant issued for Dahabshiil Manager over serious allegations.

The Somali National prosecutor's Office issued warrant for the arrest of several people including manager of the Dahabshil's branch in Mogadishu,Abdullahi Nur Awdiinle and others of the branch. The office ordered CID to immediately bring them in front of the court.

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Ethiopia doesn't want you to know these things are happening in the country

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — After going through its worst drought in 50 years, Ethiopia is again seeing rain. In fact, in some places, it's falling too hard and has set off floods.

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Somali remittance near collapse by family feud

The giant remittance company Dahabshiil is facing serous family crises and customers are worried. "After its founder is ill and lost vital memories of his life and other job related issues," family friends and customers told WAAGACUSUB.

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