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In a rural part of Moulvibazar in Bangladesh's northeast, a wooden boat crosses the narrow and shallow water, even in the midst of the monsoon. As it reaches
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At least 14 Afghan army soldiers were killed in Takhar province after midnight on Thursday in the latest attack by Taliban armed group, which has killed or wounded dozens of
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BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the
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The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 after one crashed in Indonesia last month killing
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When the curtain rises on the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Japan's most talented disabled athletes will get their chance to shine on the international stage. But what fans
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Colombo, Sri Lanka - In the labyrinth corridors of power in Colombo, politicians loyal to two rival prime ministers have been fighting tooth and nail to muster enough votes
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BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the
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BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the
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WASHINGTON, AMMAN: President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed “a great win” in midterm elections after his Republican party increased its majority in the US Senate, although it lost
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In a race marked by voter suppression claims, racist robo-calls and unfounded hacking allegations, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams refused to concede to Republican Brian Kemp. Neck-and-neck until
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Pakistani Christian woman Aasia Bibi, who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy, has been freed from jail, her lawyer said. "She has been freed. I've been
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has unanimously ruled to award a group of Roma people - victims of a 2002 hate attack - more than $200,000
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BEIRUT: The Syrian regime has created a plan for the return of Palestinians to the war-ravaged Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus, the deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.
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BEIRUT: The Syrian regime has created a plan for the return of Palestinians to the war-ravaged Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus, the deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.
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LONDON: The United States accused Iranian oil tankers of turning off their maritime transponders to try and hide their movements after Washington imposed a wave of sactions on Tehran this
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US President Donald Trump has held his first press conference since Tuesday's midterms elections, spinning the vote in which his Republican party lost control of the House of
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President Donald Trump faces a new, more challenging political landscape in the US after midterm elections in which Democrats won a majority of seats in the House of
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Since coming to office in January 2017, US President Donald Trump's administration has witnessed the departure - at times forced - of a number of high-ranking officials. Among
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LONDON: The United States accused Iranian oil tankers of turning off their maritime transponders to try and hide their movements after Washington imposed a wave of sactions on Tehran this
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TUNIS, CAIRO: The UN and Western powers have given up hope that Libya will hold elections in the immediate future, focusing on reconciliation first among rival factions locked in
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TUNIS, CAIRO: The UN and Western powers have given up hope that Libya will hold elections in the immediate future, focusing on reconciliation first among rival factions locked in
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Sources have told Al Jazeera that Saudi Arabia is prepared to offer compensation to Jamal Khashoggi’s family and fiancee. But more than a month after his disappearance, there's
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At least 47 people have been killed after two buses collided in southeast Zimbabwe, local media reported. One bus was travelling to the capital, Harare, from the eastern
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US President Donald Trump forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday, less than 24 hours Republican party lost control of the House of Representatives. Sessions informed Trump
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‘Hiding from the bullets’ - Egypt Coptic monastery survivors describe bus attack CAIRO: Survivors from an attack on a convoy of Coptic Christian pilgrims have told Arab News
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‘Hiding from the bullets’ - Egypt Coptic monastery survivors describe bus attack CAIRO: Survivors from an attack on a convoy of Coptic Christian pilgrims have told Arab News
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ADEN: Yemeni pro-government forces said Wednesday they had advanced closer to the militia-held port city of Hodeidah after fierce battles that have killed nearly 200 fighters in the
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