He was kept in captivity for nearly seven years by Islamic militants.
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At least 100 people were killed in an explosion in Beirut on Tuesday. Thousands more are injured, and hundreds have been reported missing.
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Pulled his country from poverty into the developed world and brokered international peace talks.
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Emily Nasrallah (1931 – 2018), Lebanese author and women’s rights activist
by Kirk FoxGoethe medal award winner…
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At least 38 people have died, and 155 were wounded in a pair of bombing attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, according to government officials as reported by CNN.
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Ronit Elkabetz, an award-winning Israeli actress, screenwriter, and director, died April 19 of cancer in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to Variety and multiple other news sources. She was 51.
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At least 34 people died Tuesday by drowning off the coast of Turkey. They were refugees attempting to leave Turkey and travel to Greece. Their two boats capsized in the …
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2015 was a year of horrific tragedy, as attacks in Paris, Beirut, Niger, Baghdad and elsewhere left hundreds dead or wounded.
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A Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday on foreign trainers at a police compound, killing two Americans and a South African before being shot dead, the government spokesman said, according to …
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Though they never met 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi in person, people across the globe are mourning his death.
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