March2017
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Egypt court finds Mubarak innocent in killing of protesters
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Egypt’s top appeals court found Hosni Mubarak innocent on Thursday of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, the final ruling in a landmark case. The... -
Marine Le Pen loses EU parliament immunity over tweets
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: European Union lawmakers lifted the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence. Le Pen, who leads her National Front party in the... -
Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Al-Qaeda confirmed on Thursday that a U.S.-led coalition drone strike had killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, in a joint statement issued by the militant group’s Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula branches. A Hellfire missile... -
Turkey, U.S. on collision course over Kurdish role in battle for Syria’s Raqqa
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Turkey is ruling out compromise with the United States over the involvement of Kurdish militia fighters in an assault in Syria, an obstacle for Washington’s plan to deploy its strongest allies on the ground... -
U.S. carries out strikes in Yemen targeting al Qaeda
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: The United States has carried out air strikes in Yemen targeting al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what could be one of the first operations since a... -
Iraqi forces in Mosul fight Islamic State counter-attack
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Islamic State fighters launched a counter-attack against advancing U.S.-backed Iraqi forces in western Mosul during an overnight rain storm, as the battle for control of the militants’ last major urban stronghold in Iraq intensified.... -
Japan contribution for emergency food assistance in Libya
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan that will provide vital food assistance to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by ongoing conflict... -
Workshop discusses Kazakhstan’s urban water supply, sanitation issues
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Urban development experts, private sector specialists, key government officials, representatives of oblast (provincial) administrations, and experts from international financial institutions gathered today in Astana for a two-day workshop to discuss Kazakhstan’s urban water supply... -
Trust fund to provide Nauru with a second chance for sustainability
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: The Nauru Intergenerational Trust Fund will help ensure the country has a sustainable source of financing for the future, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication. “Nauru has experienced an economic boom in... -
Tendulkar backs India to rebound in Bangalore
Mar 2, 2017News Hour: Sachin Tendulkar expects India to hit back hard in the second Test against Australia beginning Saturday in Bangalore after their shock defeat in the opening encounter. Australia’s crushing 333-run win in the first Test...
