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Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable
Qatar on Saturday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate's sovereignty. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want Qatar to meet the 13-point ultimatum in return for an end to a nearly three-week-old diplomatic and trade "blockade" of the emirate. Qatar has been given 10 days to meet the demands, which apparently include a call to close down broadcaster Al-Jazeera, but Doha said the requests were unrealistic.
Casey Anthony’s Parents Counter Sue Over Family Home Foreclosure
Caylee Anthony lived with her mother and grandparents at the home at the time of her death in 2008.
State Department to Scrap Afghanistan-Pakistan Envoy
The administration aims to streamline diplomatic outreach to South Asia just as it ramps up the military presence there.
Written by 13 men, Republican healthcare bill limits women's access to contraception and pregnancy coverage
The Senate Republicans’ healthcare bill will make it harder for women to access important health benefits such as birth control and maternity coverage, critics say. As currently written, the measure, which was drafted by 13 male senators, would defund Planned Parenthood for a year as well as dramatically cut Medicaid, a healthcare programme for low-income Americans that pays for nearly half of all births in the US. Currently, about 75% of the public dollars spent on family planning are Medicaid dollars.
Mosul’s 800-year-old Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed as Iraqi troops close in on ISIS
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, a revered symbol of Islamic history, is destroyed, a victim of clashes between the Iraqi Army and an increasingly embattled ISIS.
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