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French court grants bail to Tariq Ramadan in sexual assault case
Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Islamic scholar, has been released on bail after being held in detention for nearly 10 months over charges of sexual assault, his lawyer said. A Paris Court of Appeal granted the
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First major snows of the season hits northeastern US
The first winter storm of the season to hit the contiguous United States has the most parts of northeast covered under several centimetres of snow. The snowfall and freezing rain that started on Thursday
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There is still hope for Cambodia’s democracy
It is now just over a year since I was thrown into exile at the stroke of a pen. On 16 November 2017, the Cambodian Supreme Court disbanded my party - the Cambodia National
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Egypt, 5 Arab nations in live ammunition military drills
MARSA MATROUH, EGYPT: Military units from Egypt and five other Arab nations have conducted war drills with live ammunition in the Egyptian desert west of Cairo.Thursday’s drills were held in the western desert around
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Australia, Malaysia in war of words over Israel embassy shift
Australia's treasurer on Friday said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had a history of anti-Jewish statements in an escalating war of words over the possibility Australia might move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem. Australian
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Malaysia police detain 8 Abu Sayyaf fighters in raids
Malaysian police say they've arrested eight suspects including a number of alleged members of Abu Sayyaf, after reports the group was planning to carry out a series of kidnappings in the waters off eastern
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Cambodia: Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of genocide, court rules
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime committed "genocide" during its reign of terror from 1975-1979, a UN-backed war crimes court said on Friday in a historic ruling. "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, 92, and Khieu Samphan, 87,
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Assailed from all sides, defiant May vows to see Brexit through
British Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to fight for the terms of her draft divorce deal with the European Union, despite a string of ministerial resignations and a revolt within her party putting her
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Does repatriation of Rohingya breach international law?
The first group of 2,200 Rohingya refugees was due to leave camps in Bangladesh on Thursday in line with a plan agreed with Myanmar. But authorities appeared to postpone the operation after protests by
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Son of Iranian-American detainee asks Tehran ‘to show mercy’
JERUSALEM: A knife-wielding Palestinian attacker sneaked into a Jerusalem police station and lightly wounded four police officers before he was shot and captured, Israeli police said on Thursday. The assault came on the heels


