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China expels German student who researched rights lawyers
Beijing, A German man has learned the hard way that practicing journalism in China, even for a class project, could lead to serious […]
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Quake damage to Indonesia’s Lombok exceeds $342 mn as deaths top 400
Jakarta, Indonesia’s holiday island of Lombok suffered damage running into more than 5 trillion rupiah ($342 million) from last week’s huge earthquake, authorities […]
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British Muslim convert admits plotting ISIS attack in London
London A British Muslim convert has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on targets in London, including the city’s shopping […]
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Nearly 400 killed due to earthquake in Indonesian island of Lombok
A series of earthquakes on the Indonesian island of Lombok has claimed at least 387 lives so far, injuring as many as 13,000 […]
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China detains 1 million ethnic Uighurs: Reports
A UN human rights committee has heard there were credible reports that China is holding a million ethnic Uighurs in “counter-extremism centres”. Gay […]
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Visa leniency central to post-Brexit trade with India: UK business body
A leading business organisation in Britain on Friday said that easing visa rules for India will be key to forging a trade deal […]
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Former aide claims Trump used racist slurs, was warned to stay silent
Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book that there are tapes of President Donald Trump using racial slurs […]
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US airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crash
San Francisco A “suicidal” mechanic stole an empty passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport, took it for a brief flight that included an […]
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NASA postpones launch of historic spaceship to Sun
Washington NASA postponed until Sunday the launch of the first-ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun on a mission to plunge into […]
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Cambodia PM Facebook hacked to ‘give away parliament seats’
Hackers targeted the official Facebook page of Cambodia’s premier Hun Sen on Friday and falsely claimed he would cede several parliamentary seats, an […]
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Two police officers among 4 killed in Canada shooting, say authorities
Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton and one person was taken […]
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Former Chilean Prez Bachelet appointed UN human rights chief
United Nations Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was appointed on Friday by the UN General Assembly as the world body’s next top human […]