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Voices: It is time for the US to speak up about the arrest of Imran Khan
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThis summer marks the tenth anniversary of the terrible moment when Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi...
Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mass trial of dissidents in the United Arab Emirates sentenced...
On This Day, July 3: Union defeats Confederacy at Gettysburg
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 weeks agoOn July 3, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial...
On This Day, July 1: 1st U.S. zoo opens in Philadelphia
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoOn July 1, 1874, the Philadelphia Zoological Society, pictured in 2010, opened to the public. It was...
10th anniversary of the bloodiest day in Egypt's modern history
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoTen years ago, Egypt was in turmoil as tens of thousands of Egyptians flooded the streets to demand...
On This Day, June 17: O.J. Simpson leads police on low-speed chase in white Bronco
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoLead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran (L) and defendant O.J. Simpson listen to testimony March 21,...
EXPLAINER: Qatar's role in diplomacy ahead of 2022 World Cup
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoFor decades, Doha has flung open its doors to Taliban warlords, Islamist dissidents, African rebel...
Al Jazeera says long-held correspondent released in Egypt
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe satellite news network Al Jazeera said Monday that a correspondent for one of its channels held...
Human rights defenders warn activists are being arrested ahead of Egypt's climate summit
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHuman rights groups in Egypt had hoped the authoritarian government would relax its grip on civil...
On This Day, Aug. 15: Partition divides India, Pakistan after British independence
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoPeople ride on a refugee special train at Ambala Station in India in February 1954. The 1947...