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Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak charged over 1MDB report tampering
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been charged with tampering with the audit report into state investment fund 1MDB, the latest in a string of charges against him in relation to the scandal.
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Thailand urged to stop footballer’s extradition to Bahrain
Melbourne, Australia - Friends and supporters of Australian-based refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi are stepping up calls for his release from detention in Thailand, where he faces extradition to Bahrain, the country where he was born. Al-Araibi,
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In Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, free press hopes wither
Yangon, Myanmar - Screams of "Let them speak!" filled the air as a group of journalists stood in front of the police wagon holding Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo soon after
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Strasbourg shooting: At least three dead, gunman at large
A lone gunman has shot dead at least three people and wounded 12 others near a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg before fleeing the scene, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has confirmed.
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Duterte’s war on drugs to become ‘killing field’ if goes on: CHR
Marrakech, Morocco - Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs will lead to a "killing field" if the Philippines president is allowed to continue his crackdown, the country's Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has warned. While
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Normalcy restored in Egyptian Sinai city, but danger lurks
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Mohammed Amer Shaaban stood over trays of fresh fish at his tiny store in the coastal Sinai Peninsula city of El-Arish, pointing to his right and left while recalling the tough days when
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Australian government discusses moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
EL-ARISH, Egypt: Mohammed Amer Shaaban stood over trays of fresh fish at his tiny store in the coastal Sinai Peninsula city of El-Arish, pointing to his right and left while recalling the tough days when
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Yemen govt, Houthis swap names of 15,000 prisoners at UN talks
RIMBO, Sweden: Yemen’s government and rival militia announced Tuesday plans for a mass prisoner swap, exchanging some 15,000 names, as UN-brokered talks on ending the country’s war entered their seventh day.Nearly four years into
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Strasbourg shooting: At least four dead, gunman at large
A lone gunman shot dead at least two people and wounded several others near a Christmas market in the city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before fleeing, police said. The motive was not immediately
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Gunman kills four worshippers during Mass at Brazil cathedral
A man opened fire in a cathedral in southern Brazil after Mass on Tuesday, killing four worshippers and wounding four more before taking a bullet in the ribs in a firefight with police and


