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Maoists still a force 50 years after the Cultural Revolution

LUOYANG: Fifty years after Mao Zedong unleashed the decade-long Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and revive his radical communist…

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Egypt jails 152 over anti-government protests

Egyptian courts have handed out jail sentences on the weekend to 152 people for taking part in unlicensed anti-government protests,…

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Australia charges five men over plot to sail to join Islamic State   a

SYDNEY: Australian police have charged five men suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State via a…

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China says US report hypes up its so-called military threat

BEIJING: China’s defense ministry criticized a U.S. report assessing its island-building efforts in the South China Sea, saying it “hyped…

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Australia charges five men over plot to sail to join Islamic State

SYDNEY: Australian police have charged five men suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State via a…

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How Russia allowed homegrown radicals to go and fight in Syria

NOVOSASITLI: Four years ago, Saadu Sharapudinov was a wanted man in Russia. A member of an outlawed Islamist group, he…

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Peace deal expected with armed Afghan group

KABUL: The Afghan government is expected to finalize a peace deal with a notorious militant insurgent group within days, marking…

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‘Dramatic’ drop in migrant arrivals to Greece in April

ATHENS: The number of migrants arriving in Greece plunged nearly 90 percent in April following a controversial EU-Turkey deal to…

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Putin mulls measures to ‘end threats’ from US defence systems

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that Russia would consider measures to “end threats” from US anti-missile systems in…

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Philippines’ cash-strapped cops cheer new crime-buster president

MANILA: The police force in Manila is so underfunded that officers say they have to buy their own bullets and…

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