Suspected militants hack to death Bangladesh professor: police
DHAKA: Suspected Islamic militants have hacked to death a university professor in western Bangladesh, several… Read More
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International
UK woman jailed for sending cash to jihadist husband in Syria
LONDON: A British woman who tried to send 20,000 euros ($25,000) to her husband fighting… Read More
11 years ago
Ten Indian women die, dozens sick after mass sterilisation
RAIPUR: Ten women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, some in… Read More
11 years ago
South Korea court jails captain of doomed ferry for 36 years
GWANGJ: The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers… Read More
11 years ago
U.N. Syria envoy says Islamic State threat may encourage local truces: BBC
BEIRUT: A common threat posed by Islamic State militants to Syria's warring factions may help… Read More
11 years ago
Xi, Putin to 'harvest the fruits' of deepening ties
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin promised ever-closer cooperation Sunday… Read More
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New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'
KANO: A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an… Read More
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Russian couple registers 'first same-sex marriage'
SAINT PETERSBURG: A lesbian couple tied the knot in Russia in a quiet ceremony seen… Read More
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Taliban suicide attack kills one at police HQ
KABUL: An Islamist Taliban suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in the Afghan capital on Sunday,… Read More
11 years ago
Thousands march for gay pride in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Thousands of people marched through Hong Kong for the city's gay pride parade… Read More
11 years ago
Iran nuclear deal failure 'danger to world': negotiator
TEHRAN: A failure by Iran and world powers to reach a comprehensive agreement over Tehran's… Read More
11 years ago
Saudi Arabia shuts office of TV channel for fomenting sectarian tension
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has closed down the offices of a religious television channel accused of… Read More
11 years ago
Canada mourns soldier killed in hit-and-run 'terror' attack
MONTREAL: Canada paid tribute Saturday to a soldier run over and killed by a suspected… Read More
11 years ago
Nationwide blackout hits Bangladesh
DHAKA: A massive nationwide electricity blackout hit Bangladesh on Saturday -- leaving Dhaka and other… Read More
11 years ago
Experts cautious over Google nanoparticle project
PARIS: A Google project to develop nanoparticles that can detect cancer cells inside the body… Read More
11 years ago
Russian deputy proposes marriage for men caught with prostitutes
SAINT PETERSBURG: A fine, prison... or a shotgun wedding: one Russian lawmaker has come up… Read More
11 years ago
British PM Cameron rushed to his car by bodyguards after man confronts him
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron was bundled into his official car by his bodyguards… Read More
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Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq, all eyes on Kobani
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen on the outskirts of the… Read More
11 years ago
Brazil’s Rousseff, a fighter who held on for new term
BRASILIA: President Dilma Rousseff, a former leftist guerrilla once imprisoned and tortured by Brazil's military… Read More
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Cameroon army kills 39 Boko Haram fighters: defence ministry
Cameroonian troops killed 39 Boko Haram fighters in clashes with the Islamists, who were carrying… Read More
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