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Exclusive: Infiltrating Myanmars scam syndicates

Exclusive: Infiltrating Myanmars scam syndicates 101 East goes undercover to expose the playbook of Myanmars notorious scam industry. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Childhood interrupted: Family awaits justice 8 years after baby was raped

Childhood interrupted: Family awaits justice 8 years after baby was raped ## Decades-Long Wait for Justice: A Family’s Enduring Ordeal **New Delhi** – For eight long years, a family in the heart of Delhi has been caught in a harrowing limbo, their lives irrevocably altered by a tragedy that... read more »

Three killed as Ukraine and Russia trade...

Three killed as Ukraine and Russia trade attacks overnight

Three killed as Ukraine and Russia trade attacks overnight ## Overnight Cross-Border Exchanges Claim Lives in Ukraine and Russia **Kyiv and Moscow engaged in a series of retaliatory strikes throughout the night, resulting in casualties on both sides of the ongoing conflict. Reports indicate that... read more »

Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI

Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI

Europe Is Fed Up and Wants Its Own AI It’s a stretch to think that the continent can build a top-tier model, but it has an advantage: Donald Trump. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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IS stones to death two alleged gay men in Syria

DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants stoned to death two young men in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on charges of having “unlawful” sexual intercourse with other males,... read more »

Militants kill four polio workers in Pakistan

At least four polio workers, including three women, were killed on Wednesday in an attack by militants in Pakistan’s restive southwestern... read more »

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies f...

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the... read more »

Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more than 60... read more »

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... read more »

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25 killed in Yemen army clashes with Shia rebels

SANAA: Eleven Yemeni soldiers and 14 Shia Huthi rebels were killed on Tuesday during clashes in a stronghold of the insurgents in the north of the country, medics said. Dozens of other combatants... read more »

Gunmen kill three policemen at Cairo’s Al-Az...

CAIRO: Gunmen killed three policemen on Monday night at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, security sources said, a week before a presidential... read more »

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,... read more »

Nuclear discussions moving forward but ‘difficult’: Ira...

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

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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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Germany makes third gender official

Germany makes third gender official

London – Parents in Germany will now have the choice to leave out the gender of their new baby on the registration form owing to a brand new ruling in the country. The ruling aims at relieving... read more »

Fatal shooting near Athens Golden Dawn office

Fatal shooting near Athens Golden Dawn office

At least two men have been shot dead in a drive-by shooting outside Greece’s Golden Dawn party office in Athens, police said. Two attackers on... read more »

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Athens – Russia has said it will support Greece’s efforts in overcoming the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral... read more »

Hollande most unpopular French president

Hollande most unpopular French president

Paris – A new opinion poll has revealed that Francois Hollande has become France’s most unpopular president on record, Press TV reported... read more »

Greece spied on US ambassadors, says ex-minister

Greece spied on US ambassadors, says ex-minister

Athens – Greece spied on at least two US ambassador, a former Greek foreign affairs minister Theodoros Pangalos revealed Tuesday, amid talks that the... read more »

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Delta and JetBlue become first US airlines to allow gadget-use in-flight

Delta and JetBlue become first US airlines to allow gadget-use in...

Washington – Delta and JetBlue are reportedly the first US airlines to allow electronic device use throughout the flight after the FAA passed the new rules. The two airlines allowed passengers... read more »

Obama's balancing act in Iraq

Obama’s balancing act in Iraq

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday received Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House, as the latter is seeking... read more »

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go ‘...

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go 'too far'

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came under... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in early July,... read more »

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

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

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

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Four held in Ujjain for blowing up car in Muharram stunt; police rule out communal angle Viral videos show a white van hanging through a crane about 40 feet from the ground which is blown... read more »

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Rahul Gandhi should apologise for Emergency: J.P. Nadda He made the statement in Patna during the Samvidhan Hatya Diwas (Constitution Murder Day) programme organised by Bihar unit of the... read more »

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