Bangladesh to hang top Islamist for 1971 massacre
DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to hang a top Islamist leader Saturday for overseeing a massacre… Read More
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Unrest
Libya asks UN to approve arms contracts
Libya urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to approve a request for military purchases… Read More
10 years ago
Russia, rebels attack Ukraine's call for peacekeepers
KIEV: A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered ceasefire in the… Read More
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Some pro-government forces start pulling out of besieged Ukrainian town
KIEV: Some pro-government forces began on Wednesday to pull out of the east Ukrainian town… Read More
10 years ago
Egypt pushes for UN-backed intervention against Libya jihadists
CAIRO: Western powers stressed the need for a political solution to the crisis gripping Libya,… Read More
10 years ago
UN presses Yemen militia to cede power
SANAA: The United Nations Security Council on Sunday urged Yemen's Huthis to cede power, release… Read More
10 years ago
Dozens of Myanmar troops killed fighting northern rebels
YANGON: Heavy recent fighting between Myanmar's army and rebels near the border with China has… Read More
10 years ago
Philippines mourns police killed in anti-terror bloodbath
MANILA: A long, slow procession of coffins draped in the Philippine flag poured out of… Read More
10 years ago
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours: Kiev military
KIEV: Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 24 wounded in fighting in separatist eastern… Read More
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Nepal parliament in chaos as constitution deadline looms
KATHMANDU: Nepal's opposition lawmakers brought parliament to a standstill Thursday, just hours before a midnight… Read More
10 years ago
At least 23 killed in Somalia clan violence
MOGADISHU:At least 23 people been killed in Somalia in clan-related violence caused by a land… Read More
10 years ago
Shiites in fear as deadly bigotry spreads to new shores
LONDON: A flood of anti-Shiite propaganda online and on satellite television is spreading bigotry and… Read More
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