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In India’s Assam, Muslim families evicted weeks before elections
Hojai, India - After battling for life for five days at a hospital in Guwahati, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Kulsuma Begum succumbed to her injuries on March 11. Her mother-in-law
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Israel rocket attack: Seven wounded north of Tel Aviv
An early morning rocket, allegedly fired from the Gaza Strip, struck a home in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people and prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a trip to Washington.
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Forum voor Democratie: Why has the Dutch far right surged?
Last week's provincial elections in the Netherlands saw the far-right Forum voor Democratie (FvD), or Forum for Democracy, make significant gains in the upper house of the Senate. Winning most votes and 13 seats
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Britain’s Roma community fears post-Brexit future
Luton and London, United Kingdom - At the Luton Roma Trust, members of the English town's Roma community seek help with doctors' letters, rental agreements and other minor bureaucratic issues. A small map of the
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Comoros election: Opposition members say polls unfair and rigged
The 12 opposition candidates challenging President Azali Assoumani are already crying foul, even before polls have closed. They say there has been widespread cheating but that is no surprise given the republic's long history
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Libya protesters demand release of Qaddafi-era spy chief
BAGHOUZ: Daesh group extremists emerged from tunnels to surrender to US-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, a Kurdish spokesman said, a day after their “caliphate” was declared defeated.An AFP reporter saw dozens of
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Extremists emerge from tunnels to surrender after ‘caliphate’ falls
BAGHOUZ: Daesh group extremists emerged from tunnels to surrender to US-backed forces in eastern Syria on Sunday, a Kurdish spokesman said, a day after their “caliphate” was declared defeated.An AFP reporter saw dozens of
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Iraqi, Jordanian leaders join Egypt at Cairo summit
CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Adel Abdul Mahdi, the prime minister of Iraq, held a trilateral summit at the Federal Palace in Cairo at the weekend to discuss
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Israel rocket attack: Six wounded north of Tel Aviv
A rocket fired from Gaza struck a home in central Israel on Monday wounding six people. The sounds of air raid sirens woke up the residents of the residential Sharon area and a strong
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Thailand elections: Military-backed party takes lead
Bangkok, Thailand - Preliminary results from Thailand's Election Commission show a military-backed party in the lead, in the country's first elections since a military coup in 2014. With about 90 percent of ballots in


