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2015 to see record number of forced displacements: UN

The United Nations (UN) says the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide in 2015 is on its way to surpassing a previous record of almost 60 million.In a report released Friday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the number of refugees and displaced people will most likely go …

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Bahrainis hold fresh rallies against Sheikh Nimr’s execution

Bahraini people have once again taken to the streets in the Persian Gulf kingdom in protest against Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.The protests took place after Friday prayers in several regions, including the villages of Karzakan, Ma’ameer, Hamalah, Diraz, Sanabis and Dair.

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Aid agencies warn of global food crisis in early 2016

Aid agencies have warned that hundreds of millions of people around the world are threatened by a lack of food and water due to severe weather conditions and wars in early 2016.The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Thursday that about 795 million people across the world, 98 …

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Man with phone in hand fatally shot by US police

US police officers have mistaken a cell phone for a gun in the hands of a man whom they shot and killed in Las Vegas, authorities say.The fatal shooting occurred Thursday as the officers were helping US marshals to arrest the unidentified man accused of attempted murder.

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‘Free Zakzaky’ rally continued in Kano, Nigeria

WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF OUR LEADER….. The unequivocal demands of participants in the rally on 1st January 2016 organized by members of the Islamic movement in Nigeria after the Friday prayers at Fagge mosque were the release of the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria, His Eminence …

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First women to stand for election in Saudi Arabia

Their election leaflets cannot contain photographs, and they are not allowed to address men directly at campaign meetings.But in a breakthrough moment for Saudi Arabia, a country known neither for voting nor for female emancipation, the names of the first women to nominate themselves as election candidates have been published.

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