Iran’s Rouhani calls for release of innocent, unarmed protesters

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the National Insurance and Development Conference in Tehran, Iran, December 4, 2019. Official President website/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the release of any unarmed and innocent people who were detained during protests against gasoline price hikes, after two weeks of violent clashes. The

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Nairobi residentials good buys, realtor says

An exclusive private gated housing project in Karen. Knight Frank says Nairobi residential properties remain an attractive buy International realtor Knight Frank says Nairobi residential properties remain an attractive buy for rich families and global investors amid a 5.4 percent price drop in the last nine months. In its third-quarter report that reviewed high-end house

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A young Somali’s fight for identity

Mansor Farah | Source: Screenshot kielerleben.de After nearly ten years in Germany, athlete, professional mechanic and refugee Mansor Farah wants to become a citizen in his new home country. There’s just one problem he has no official identity. Mansor Farah has been running for almost as long as he has been in Germany. At the

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World has not done enough over Khashoggi killing: U.N. investigator

Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, hold a news conference in Brussels, Belgium December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir The world has not done enough to ensure justice is done over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a special U.N.

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Stocks fall as Trump downplays chances of China trade deal

FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo specialist James Denaro, right, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 2. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Global shares turned lower on Tuesday amid pessimism over a

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North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’

This undated file photo provided on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, surrounded by a military unit, reacts to what it claims as a test firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher in North Korea. North Korea on Tuesday, Dec. 3, has repeated claims

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San Diego FBI and prosecutors announce reward for a most wanted terrorist

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Federal authorities announced a reward of up to $5 million Monday for information leading to the arrest of a former San Diego man believed to be the highest-ranking United States citizen fighting for a terrorist organization overseas. Jehad Serwan Mostafa, 37, is charged in a superseding indictment with providing support to

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After Libya arms embargo breaches, U.N. Security Council warns countries to stop

Photo/Reuters The United Nations Security Council called on all countries on Monday to implement an arms embargo on Libya and to stay out of the conflict after U.N. sanctions monitors accused Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey of repeated violations. The 15-member council urged all states “not to intervene in the conflict or to

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London holds vigil after attack thrusts security to election fore

Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, victims of the London bridge stabbing attack on November 29, 2019, are seen in this undated combination image provided by the Metropolitan Police. Metropolitan Police/Handout via REUTERS London held a vigil on Monday for two people killed near London Bridge by a convicted terrorist who had been released early from

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The latest in Bosaso: A prominent politician who criticizes governor Dani, Aran Jaan has been arrested

Photo/Somali Times Bosaso, Somalia – A police official in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region of Puntland has been arrested politician Muse Jama in the port city of Bossaso, official reports. The reason for the arrest of the politician Muse Jama is that he and other elders arrested have criticized the government of governor Said Abdullahi Deni.

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