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- Yemen has announced a truce with northern Shi’ite rebels, aimed at ending a war that has raged on-and-off since 2004 and that drew in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Here is some background about the rebels. http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2010/02/12/factbox-roots-of-yemens-conflict-with-northern-shiite-rebels/ 4 comments worldnews
- Electric cars subsidised by German taxpayers end up on foreign roads | "Thousands of Teslas are among those exported to neighbouring countries, research suggests" https://www.ft.com/content/e599a283-4456-483e-9bb0-cf1de5495a0e 59 comments germany
- Karnataka man smothers daughter over affair with lower caste neighbour, boyfriend ends life https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-man-murder-daughter-relationship-lower-caste-8690088/ 80 comments india
- Three people who were arrested naked by Canadian police after kidnapping their neighbours and crashing their car into another vehicle were Jehovah’s Witnesses who believed that they were escaping the end of the world, according to court documents. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/25/canada-details-emerge-naked-kidnapping-case 49 comments worldnews
- Chad's President Idriss Deby declared Tuesday that efforts to combat neighbouring Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists had succeeded in "decapitating" the group and would be wrapped up "by the end of the year" http://news.yahoo.com/boko-haram-decapitated-chadian-leader-000405864.html 4 comments worldnews
- Japan and Russia on Wednesday held talks aimed at resolving a territorial dispute dating back to World War II, which has prevented the neighbours from signing a peace treaty formally ending wartime hostilities. http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-russia-hold-talks-on-elusive-wwii-peace-treaty 2 comments worldnews
- German data points to growing euro zone divide: Germany's economy is rebounding from a dismal end to 2012, widening its advantage over the euro zone's struggling southern states and neighbouring France - Reuters http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/uk-germany-economy-idukbre92h0lh20130318 10 comments europe
- Australia and East Timor have agreed to begin negotiations on a permanent maritime boundary between the two countries, potentially ending years of dispute over the lucrative oil-rich Timor Gap and closing a chapter of mistrust and enmity between the two neighbours. http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2060508/australia-and-timor-leste-negotiate-permanent-maritime 12 comments worldnews
- Indian forces in Kashmir have killed four Pakistani troops on the border ending a year in which hostilities between the neighbours have escalated http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30647502 8 comments worldnews
- Summer is the time of year when the gas weapon is least potent. Relations between Russia and Ukraine have grown infinitely worse, so the danger is that by embargoing its neighbour, the Kremlin will – whether by accident or design – end up cutting off European customers as well http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10902693/analysis-after-months-of-threats-russia-uses-gas-weapon-against-ukraine.html 14 comments europe
- Jon Jones: "I have many regrets but at the end of the day I'm very aware that the man I am today has turned out to be a pretty solid human being, individual, neighbour..." *pauses* "...you name it, I am really proud of the man I am today." https://youtu.be/vvC3MQFXTY0?t=1038 55 comments mma
- Take bull by its horns & launch frontal attack to end hunger games ~ Devinder Sharma | IFPRI releases its Global Hunger Index [..] India ranks 97 among the 118 developing nations, faring worse than all its neighbours, except Pakistan. http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2016/oct/16/take-1528283.html 11 comments india