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Sri Lankan leader begins 2nd visit to India in 17 months

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka’s leader began his second state visit to India in 17 months Friday in a trip that…

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Drought-hit Indian kids to get free meals over holidays

NEW DELHI: India’s top court Friday ordered state governments to provide free meals to schoolchildren even during the summer break…

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Myanmar military says it gets along with Suu Kyi’s new government

NAYPYITAW: The commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s military said on Friday the army was carrying out its duty under the leadership of…

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Kyrgyzstan arrests three politicians over ‘coup plot’

BISHKEK: Security services in Kyrgyzstan said Friday that they had arrested three politicians including a former minister on charges of…

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Malaysia deports three foreign suspected militants

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has deported three foreign suspected militants, two of them Russians allegedly involved with Islamic State and a…

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Bangladeshi girl seeks help for rare excessive hair condition

  DHAKA: The family of a 12-year-old Bangladeshi girl who suffers from a rare condition that causes thick hair to…

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Leadership battle in Turkey’s nationalist opposition hangs in legal limbo

ANKARA: Turkish courts on Friday gave conflicting rulings on whether the nationalist opposition can hold a party congress on Sunday…

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US missile shield activates in Romania to Russian fury

DEVESELU: The United States switched on an $800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday that it sees as vital…

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Ahmadinejad’s return to public eye in Iran fuels talk of a comeback

BEIRUT: On a podium decorated as a bunker from the Iran-Iraq war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad woos a crowd of hundreds with…

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Turkish, European leaders stand their ground in impasse over migrants deal

ANKARA/BERLIN: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan ratcheted up the pressure on Europe over a landmark migrants deal on Thursday, accusing the…

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