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India court jails former top editor for 10 years in rape case
Goa An Indian court sentenced former news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in prison on Thursday after convicting…
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Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who…
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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
KINSHASA: The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health…
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Myanmar’s former junta chief on first Thailand trip as civilian leader
BANGKOK: Myanmar’s ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader,…
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South Korean police raid local Starbucks headquarters over controversial marketing campaign
SEOUL: South Korean police raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a controversial marketing…
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Cambridge probes plagiarism claims against professor
LONDON: Britain’s University of Cambridge said Wednesday it has launched a probe into one of its professors who has been…
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UN expert welcomes moves to extradite Tate brothers
GENEVA: The United Nations’ special rapporteur on violence against women and girls on Wednesday welcomed moves toward extraditing radical social…
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Bangladesh warns media against airing Hasina’s planned address from India
DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Bangladesh warned the country’s media not to publicize the statements of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who…
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US-Iran strait deal could come ‘very shortly’: Rubio
washington US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington and Tehran had yet to finalise talks on…
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UN condemns civilian killings in Gaza
NEW YORK The United Nations on Monday condemned civilian killings in Gaza and said health care facilities must be protected…
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