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Bangladesh fire: Dhaka residents look for missing people
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Outside the cordon of the fire-gutted buildings, Nasrin Sultana was standing with a photograph. "Have you found my father," asked a weeping Sultana. She was waiting at Chawkbazaar in the older
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Hundreds evacuated from ISIL’s last Syria holdout
Hundreds of people, including women and children, have been evacuated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group's (ISIL, also known as ISIS) last holdout in Syria, bringing US-backed forces closer to
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Iraq on high alert for ISIL fighters fleeing Syria
The Iraqi military is on a high alert for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) fighters who attempt to flee across the border as the fight continues in the
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How the Balkans solved a Balkan problem
The reluctance of the West to face the truth about the Macedonia name dispute stalled its resolution for years.
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Deadly storms lash Pakistan
A winter storm has lashed Pakistan, causing torrential rains and flash floods. At least 12 people were killed in flash floods in the country's southwest and central regions, AP news agency reported on Thursday citing Pakistani
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French president plans measures to tackle anti-Semitism
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced measures including legislation to combat online hate speech, adding that the scourge of anti-Semitism has grown in recent years. "Our country, and for that matter all of Europe and most
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Shamima Begum is British, has no claim to Bangladesh: Minister
Shamima Begum, a British teenager who ran away from home to live in ISIL's so-called "caliphate", will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh, the South Asian country's state minister for foreign affairs has told Al
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Ahead of Senegal election, voters turn to political satire
Voters in Senegal are turning to satire to find out more about the candidates for the presidency as the country goes to the polls on Sunday. In other African nations, comedians making fun of
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Saudi to free 850 Indian prisoners from its jails
Saudi Arabia will release 850 Indians from its prisons after a request from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) visit to New Delhi, India's Foreign Ministry has said.
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Worst building disasters in Bangladesh
Dozens of people were killed in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Thursday in a blaze that ripped through apartment buildings where chemicals were stored. Fires and building collapses are common in the country


