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UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody ...

UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise **UN Human Rights Official Voices Grave Concerns Over Migrant Treatment in U.S.** **GENEVA** – The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating mistreatment of... read more »

Horror as man falls to his death from se...

Horror as man falls to his death from seventh-floor balcony in Sydney

Horror as man falls to his death from seventh-floor balcony in Sydney **Tragic Fall Claims Life in Fairfield Residential Building** SYDNEY – A man has died after falling from the seventh floor of a residential building in Fairfield, Sydney, on [Date of Incident]. Emergency services were... read more »

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week ...

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week after Sydney shark attack tragedy

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital a week after Sydney shark attack tragedy ## Young Victim Succumbs to Injuries Following Sydney Shark Encounter A 12-year-old boy, who was critically injured in a shark attack off the coast of Sydney last week, has tragically passed away in hospital. The young... read more »

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CHRIS BUCKTIN: Undeterred by empty seats, Old Donnie unveiled vision of �...

CHRIS BUCKTIN: Undeterred by empty seats, Old Donnie unveiled vision of 'glorious peace' **Trump Unveils “Peace Initiative” Amidst Diplomatic Absence** **Washington D.C.** – Former President Donald Trump launched his much-anticipated “Board of Peace” initiative... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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U.S. military to move up to 7,000 ISIS detainees from Syria to Ir...

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