Asia
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Pakistan: Lawyers hold protest against 27th Constitutional Amendment in Karachi
Protests against the 27th Constitutional Amendment continued in Pakistan, with many lawyers in Karachi entering the premises of the Sindh…
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Death toll from Vietnam flooding climbs to 90
The Vietnamese government has provided emergency aid worth 700 billion Vietnamese doing (about 26.6 million US dollars) to certain hard-hit…
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Bangladesh-bordering districts saw maximum surge in voters, claims BJP quoting ECI data
The districts in West Bengal that have international borders with neighbouring Bangladesh witnessed maximum increase in the number of voters…
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Bangladesh quake: Ex-PM Hasina expresses grief, slams Yunus for ‘inactive’ relief efforts
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and widespread destruction caused…
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Bangladesh earthquake death toll climbs to 10
At least 10 people have died and more than 200 others were injured across Bangladesh after the 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck…
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Pakistan: Death toll in Faisalabad factory blast rises to 20
A powerful explosion at a chemical factory in Faisalabad's Malikpur area set off a massive fire and caused the collapse…
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Three killed after 5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh
At least three people were killed and ten others injured in Bangladesh after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the capital Dhaka…
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Afghanistan seeks to strengthen financial ties with India as returning refugees add to its economic woes
Lakhs of Afghan migrants are returning home in a sudden surge in recent times, putting pressure on the Taliban authorities,…
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Bangladesh: Awami League alleges ‘state-sponsored murders’ inside prisons
Bangladesh’s Awami League party accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of undertaking a mission to "systematically murder" its leaders and…
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European rights and advocacy groups slam ICT verdict against Sheikh Hasina
Five European international organisations have denounced International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) judgement against Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demanded…
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PTI says Imran Khan’s sisters denied visit, ‘manhandled’ by Pakistani Police
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has alleged that police "violently detained" party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sisters from outside…
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Two killed, 8 injured in Afghanistan road accident
A road accident claimed two lives and injured eight others in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar, provincial police spokesman Sayed Tayeb Hamad…
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Proceedings need to meet fair trial standards: HRW flags concerns over Hasina verdict
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has raised serious human rights concerns over death sentences issued against former…
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Bangladesh asks media to refrain from airing Hasina’s statements
Following the death sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the National Cyber Security Agency in the South Asian…
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Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over crimes against humanity charges
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday pronounced a death sentence for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after it found…
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Bangladesh police arrest 21 Awami League leaders protesting against Sheikh Hasina’s trial
At least 21 leaders and activists of the Awami League were arrested by Bangladesh police across Narayanganj district over the…
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Bangladesh ICT to deliver verdict on Sheikh Hasina today; Dhaka on edge
The three-member Tribunal-1, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, is slated to deliver the judgment on Monday afternoon.
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Yunus regime’s nervousness shows its growing fear of Awami League’s resurgence in Bangladesh’s politics: Report
Awami League's recent lockdown programme in Dhaka has been a success, with people staying in homes and limited movement of…
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Pakistan using Khalistani elements to create rift between Hindus and Sikhs: Report
Pakistan continues to fuel discord between Hindus and Sikhs in India by using Khalistani elements through its intelligence agencies to…
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Left alliance accuses Yunus of driving Bangladesh towards crisis
The remarks came after Yunus, in a recent address to the nation, announced that national elections and a referendum would…
