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Martial law: Year after South Korea impo...

Martial law: Year after South Korea imposed it, where else is it in force?

Martial law: Year after South Korea imposed it, where else is it in force? ## The Shadow of Exception: Examining the Global Reach of Martial Law One year after South Korea’s imposition of martial law in response to… [Assume a specific event in South Korea for the sake of a complete... read more »

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Honduras election council member accuses colleague of intimidation

Honduras election council member accuses colleague of intimidation ## Electoral Council Member Alleges Intimidation in Honduras **TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras** – Tensions within Honduras’s National Electoral Council (CNE) have escalated following allegations of intimidation leveled by council... read more »

Partial success, but principles more important: AAP on compromise deal
No compromise on territory after Ukraine...

No compromise on territory after Ukraine talks with US: Russian official

No compromise on territory after Ukraine talks with US: Russian official ## Territorial Integrity Remains a Sticking Point Following US-Russia Discussions in Moscow Moscow – High-level discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior United States officials concluded in Moscow this... read more »

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Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants garbage

Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants garbage **Omar Condemns Trump’s Remarks on Somali Immigrants as “Creepy” and Divisive** Minneapolis, MN – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has sharply criticized former President Donald Trump following his recent remarks... read more »

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Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the Vatican by an Egyptian leader in eight... read more »

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medi...

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capi...

Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the... read more »

Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda

PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of... read more »

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Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials

CAIRO: A pair of Egyptian courts on Sunday convicted 170 suspected supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi on charges over violent attacks last year, the country’s latest mass trials... read more »

Nuclear discussions moving forward but ‘difficult’...

TEHRAN: Nuclear discussions between Iran and six world powers are advancing in a good atmosphere but progress is “slow and difficult”, a... read more »

British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnapping

LONDON: Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the... read more »

Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least... read more »

Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital, Senior Chief... read more »

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UN chief appalled by bombings in Russia

UN chief hails conclusion of Maldives presidential poll

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the conclusion of the Maldives presidential election run-off, hoping the new government will “engage the oppositio! n in a... read more »

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Musharraf

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Mus...

Islamabad – Pakistan Sunday announced to have formally started high treason proceedings against the former president Pervez Musharraf and will... read more »

Khaleda Zia’s son acquitted of money laundering

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Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court here Sunday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s elde! st son Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge while... read more »

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a... read more »

Maldives election results Sunday

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report... read more »

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British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

British PM threatens to act against press over leaks

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has threatened unspecified action over the Guardian newspaper’s remarkable disclosures of American intelligence material, saying officials... read more »

EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court ruling...

The European Union (EU) is trying to bolster unilateral bans imposed against Iran despite recent rulings by the EU courts calling for the removal of... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying claims

Germany’s main Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) called on Monday for a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of wiretapping by the United... read more »

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

In spite of the increasing outrage over the National Security Agency spying on its European allies, a US lawmaker has defended the surveillance saying that it... read more »

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning... read more »

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Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage charges against him

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage...

Wellington – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly sought international help in a bid to persuade the US to drop its espionage charges leveled against him for leaking highly... read more »

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’...

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,”... read more »

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

Washington – The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around the... read more »

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

Amid growing international anger over the spying activities of the National Security Agency, the U.S. has assured the United Nations that the world body’s... read more »

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely fals...

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – The National Security Agency head, Gen. Keith Alexander has reportedly said that the allegations about the US snooping on telephone and... read more »

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Bangladesh sentences British MP, Sheikh Hasinas niece, to prison **Former Prime Minister and UK Parliamentarian Convicted in Absentia on Corruption Charges in Bangladesh** DHAKA – A... read more »

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