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30 go missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh
A ferryboat has capsized in Bangladesh, leaving around 30 people missing, in the latest river accident in the country. The overcrowded vessel sank in the River…
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Photos- Bahrainis Hold Demonstrations in Solidarity with Sheikh Issa Qassim
A large number of people in Bahrain staged rallies to express solidarity with Sheikh Issa Qassim and condemn the Al Khalifah regime’s recent decision to strip…
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China slams Japan’s South China Sea plans
China has voiced deep disappointment over Japan's conduct in the South China Sea after Tokyo announced it may set up training patrols with the United States…
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Kashmir: Government Forces Worsen Attack on People, Damage Mosques
Civilians injured in Safa Kadal area of Srinagar after government forces intensified their attacks. The security forces also damaged mosques in Padgampora village in South Kashmir’s…
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Saudi Regime arrested Bahraini Pilgrims during Hajj rituals
Nine Bahraini Muslims were taken into custody in Saudi Arabia while they were performing the Hajj (pilgrimage) rituals. They further stated that other citizens’ passports were…
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Double-decker boat transporting Muslim pilgrimscapsizes in Thailand, 13 killed
A double-decker boat transporting Muslim pilgrims on Thailand’s Chao Phraya River has capsized and more than a dozen people have died. Udomsak Khaonoona, the chief of…
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Filipino president uses vulgar term to describe
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has warned US President Barack Obama not to question him about reports of extrajudicial killings when they meet in Laos later, using…
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North Korean Leader orders to bolster nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on Pyongyang’s military to bolster its nuclear capabilities after ordering the launch of three ballistic missiles. “He stressed the…
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Thailand sentences man to 35 in jail for trafficking Rohingyas
Rohingya refugees pass food supplies dropped by a Thai army helicopter to others aboard a boat drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh…
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Teenage protester killed in fresh protests in Kashmir
Indian forces have shot dead a teenager in Kashmir in fresh clashes between protesters and New Delhi forces in the disputed Himalayan region. Police said the…
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North Korean leader calls recent missile launch ‘greatest success’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has praised a new ballistic missile test as “greatest success and victory” as the UN Security Council convened to discuss the…
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North Korean leader calls recent missile launch ‘greatest success’
This picture released on August 25, 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) along with some of his military officials after the launch of a…