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''No Need For Amendment'': Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Chief On Centre's Move
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board has strongly opposed the Centre's reported plan to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards.
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Taliban Urges Afghan Refugees To Stay Away From Protests In Iran, Pakistan
Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Refugees, urged Afghan refugees to avoid taking part in demonstrations held in Iran and Pakistan.
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US Doubles Reward For IS Leader To $10 Million
The United States on Wednesday doubled to $10 million its reward for the capture of the supremo of the Islamic State extremist movement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced.
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Bangladesh Executes Ex-Army Captain Who Assassinated Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh has executed a military captain less than a week after he was arrested after nearly 25 years on the run over the assassination of the country's founding leader, a minister said Sunday.
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Bangladesh's Ex-Army Captain, Convicted For Killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Arrested
A former Bangladeshi military captain, who was convicted for killing the country's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was arrested by the police in Dhaka on Tuesday.
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People Jailed For Over Two Years Cannot Contest Polls: Bangladesh Court
A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of five opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders: Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain,...
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Anger Over UAE Jailing Of Singaporeans For 'Dressing Feminine'
The family of a Singaporean man jailed with a transgender friend in the United Arab Emirates for dressing in a "feminine" way called Friday for their release, as activists raced to raise funds for legal fees.
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US Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba's Student Wing As A Terrorist Organisation
Al-Muhammadia, the student wing of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was on Wednesday also designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, which also put sanctions against its two top leaders.
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Bangladesh Central Bank Governor Resigns Over Cyber Heist
Bangladesh's central bank governor Atiur Rahman resigned on Tuesday following demands of accountability from the government after $81 million was stolen from the bank's U.S. account in one of the largest cyber heists ever.
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Probe of Suspected MH370 Plane Part Begins in France
Experts in France began examining a washed-up plane part today which likely belonged to the MH370 plane that vanished mysteriously last year, hoping to find clues to one of aviation's greatest enigmas.
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Malaysia Investigators Meet With French Officials On MH370
Malaysian investigators arrived at the Palais de Justice in Paris on Monday for talks with French officials on the latest developments regarding the missing MH370 airliner, an AFP journalist said.
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Syrian Islamist Insurgents Launch Battle to Seize Government-Held Aleppo
Syrian insurgents led by Islamist groups began a major offensive to gain full control of the divided northern city of Aleppo, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday.
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Malaysian Trafficking Camps 'Abandoned After Crackdown'
Malaysian police believe at least two of the jungle camps where they have found nearly 140 graves of suspected human trafficking victims were abandoned in the last two to three weeks, around the time that Thailand launched a crackdown on people smugglers.
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Afghan Court Shows Video of Mob Lynching Woman in Kabul
Video of a crowd killing an Afghan woman accused of burning pages from a Koran was shown in court on Sunday in the trial of nearly 50 people over a lynching that prompted outrage and protests in Kabul.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
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''No Need For Amendment'': Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Chief On Centre's Move
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board has strongly opposed the Centre's reported plan to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards.
-
Taliban Urges Afghan Refugees To Stay Away From Protests In Iran, Pakistan
Abdul Rahman Rashid, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Refugees, urged Afghan refugees to avoid taking part in demonstrations held in Iran and Pakistan.
-
US Doubles Reward For IS Leader To $10 Million
The United States on Wednesday doubled to $10 million its reward for the capture of the supremo of the Islamic State extremist movement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced.
-
Bangladesh Executes Ex-Army Captain Who Assassinated Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh has executed a military captain less than a week after he was arrested after nearly 25 years on the run over the assassination of the country's founding leader, a minister said Sunday.
-
Bangladesh's Ex-Army Captain, Convicted For Killing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Arrested
A former Bangladeshi military captain, who was convicted for killing the country's founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was arrested by the police in Dhaka on Tuesday.
-
People Jailed For Over Two Years Cannot Contest Polls: Bangladesh Court
A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of five opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders: Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain,...
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Anger Over UAE Jailing Of Singaporeans For 'Dressing Feminine'
The family of a Singaporean man jailed with a transgender friend in the United Arab Emirates for dressing in a "feminine" way called Friday for their release, as activists raced to raise funds for legal fees.
-
US Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba's Student Wing As A Terrorist Organisation
Al-Muhammadia, the student wing of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was on Wednesday also designated as a terrorist organisation by the US, which also put sanctions against its two top leaders.
-
Bangladesh Central Bank Governor Resigns Over Cyber Heist
Bangladesh's central bank governor Atiur Rahman resigned on Tuesday following demands of accountability from the government after $81 million was stolen from the bank's U.S. account in one of the largest cyber heists ever.
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Probe of Suspected MH370 Plane Part Begins in France
Experts in France began examining a washed-up plane part today which likely belonged to the MH370 plane that vanished mysteriously last year, hoping to find clues to one of aviation's greatest enigmas.
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Malaysia Investigators Meet With French Officials On MH370
Malaysian investigators arrived at the Palais de Justice in Paris on Monday for talks with French officials on the latest developments regarding the missing MH370 airliner, an AFP journalist said.
-
Syrian Islamist Insurgents Launch Battle to Seize Government-Held Aleppo
Syrian insurgents led by Islamist groups began a major offensive to gain full control of the divided northern city of Aleppo, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday.
-
Malaysian Trafficking Camps 'Abandoned After Crackdown'
Malaysian police believe at least two of the jungle camps where they have found nearly 140 graves of suspected human trafficking victims were abandoned in the last two to three weeks, around the time that Thailand launched a crackdown on people smugglers.
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Afghan Court Shows Video of Mob Lynching Woman in Kabul
Video of a crowd killing an Afghan woman accused of burning pages from a Koran was shown in court on Sunday in the trial of nearly 50 people over a lynching that prompted outrage and protests in Kabul.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
