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                    [Title] => British foreign secretary reopens embassy in Tehran
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British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond reopened the British embassy in Tehran on Sunday, nearly four years after it was closed following an attack by hardliners, Iranian state TV reported.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-23 03:37:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150823/tehran.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1436671 [Title] => 9 British medical students feared to be in Syria via Turkey [Summary] =>

A Turkish opposition lawmaker said yesterday he is helping the families of nine British medical students and doctors believed to have crossed into Syria from Turkey.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-23 07:16:45 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1433167 [Title] => Turkey detains suspect who allegedly helped UK girls join IS [Summary] =>

A foreign intelligence operative suspected of helping three British schoolgirls join the Islamic State group in Syria has been detained, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-13 00:17:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1759656 [AuthorName] => Suzan Fraser and Desmond Butler [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141002/ISIS-5.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1397893 [Title] => Hong Kong protesters, police clash; 40 arrested [Summary] =>

Pro-democracy protesters clashed with police early Monday as they tried to surround Hong Kong government headquarters, stepping up their movement for genuine democratic reforms after camping out on the city's streets for more than two months.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-01 08:15:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440261 [AuthorName] => Kelvin Chan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1370833 [Title] => Sierra Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola [Summary] =>

Shoppers crowded the streets and markets of Sierra Leone's capital Thursday, stocking up for a three-day shutdown when volunteers will identify people infected with Ebola and hand out 1.5 million bars of soap, as authorities struggle to slow an accelerating outbreak.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-19 02:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236822 [AuthorName] => Clarence Roy-Macaulay [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1369034 [Title] => Video shows slaying of British aid worker ? [Summary] =>

Islamic State extremists released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, who was abducted in Syria last year, and British Prime Minister David Cameron late Saturday condemned his slaying as "an act of pure evil."

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-14 12:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1796237 [AuthorName] => Zeina Karam [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1357122 [Title] => Indian leader says Pakistan is waging 'proxy war' [Summary] =>

India's prime minister on yesterday accused Pakistan of waging a proxy, terrorist war because it was too weak to fight a conventional one, a day after India accused its traditional rival of violating cease-fire agreements in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-13 03:42:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1302888 [Title] => Sharing the peace dividend [Summary] =>

A few days ago I was speaking to retired former colleagues visiting from the UK who recalled their experiences of working on the implementation of the peace process in Northern Ireland.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135982 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1139701 [AuthorName] => Asif Ahmad [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1298139 [Title] => French-made warship destined for Russia sets sail [Summary] =>

A French-built warship designed to strengthen Russia's ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships embarked on its first test run Wednesday — just as Western powers are trying to rein in Russian President Vladimir Putin's military threat to Ukraine.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-07 00:13:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371370 [AuthorName] => Jamey Keaten [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img836/8374/arnb.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1285548 [Title] => ‘Yabang’: Our curse and undoing [Summary] =>

Yabangboasting or showing off — is almost second nature to us. In any conversation, the Filipino suddenly pauses, declares, “Modesty aside,” then relates his journey to the top, his awards.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1314981 [AuthorName] => F Sionil Jose [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) ) )
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