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French police protest the violence they say is aimed at them

PARIS: French police took to the streets in about 60 cities Wednesday to denounce the hatred and violence they say…

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Kazakhstan arrests activists ahead of land protests

ALMATY: Kazakhstan detained several vocal opponents of land reform who planned to take part in Saturday protests, activists said on…

9 years ago
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Thai officials deny bomb suspect beaten in custody

BANGKOK: Thai officials on Wednesday denied that one of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in a…

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EU appeals to states as migrant moves 97 percent short of target

EU states virtually ignored a European Commission target for them to take in some 20,000 asylum seekers from Greece and…

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Maldives severs diplomatic ties with Iran citing security threats

MALE: Maldives, a staunch supporter of Saudi Arabia, has severed ties with Iran, saying the Islamic Republic’s policy in the…

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Turkey party to reveal PM candidate, Erdogan ally favoured

ANKARA: Turkey’s ruling party will meet on Thursday to announce a candidate to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who…

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Afghanistan signs draft pact with Taliban-allied militants

KABUL: Afghanistan signed a draft agreement on Wednesday with the Hezb-e-Islami militant group in a move the government hopes could…

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India test-fires interceptor missile

BALASORE: In its efforts to have a full-fledged and multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system, India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed…

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Afghan capital locked down for large minority Hazara rally

KABUL: Tens of thousands of Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras marched on Monday through downtown Kabul, demanding the government reroute a planned…

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White male cabinet raises fears of backsliding in diverse Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: To the people who benefited most from the long, recently truncated rule of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party,…

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