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Myanmar to start transferring migrants to Bangladesh

Maungdaw : Some 150 migrants found adrift in a boat off Myanmar's coast were set on Monday for transfer to…

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‘Voice of Saddam’ Tareq Aziz dies in Iraq hospital

Nasiriyah: Tareq Aziz, who served as the voice of Saddam Hussein´s regime, died in Iraqi hospital Friday aged 79 after…

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Britain backing Pak-Afghan intel cooperation: Indian report

New Delhi: India suspects British involvement in putting together a controversial agreement between Pakistan's ISI and Afghan intelligence service, NDS.…

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Death threats force Taslima Nasreen to leave India

Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said Wednesday she had left her home in India for the United States after receiving…

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CIA sexually abused, brutally tortured in Guantanamo Bay: Majid Khan

New York: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency used a wider array of sexual abuse and other forms of torture than…

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World’s highest saltwater lake grows rapidly

Islamabad: Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake, has grown remarkably in volume and surface area in recent years, Monitoring data…

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Canada court orders tobacco firms to pay Quebec Smokers

Ottawa: A Canadian court on Monday ordered tobacco firms to pay Can$15.5 billion (USD 12.4bn) to smokers in Quebec who…

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Russian missile making org identifies missile that destroyed Malaysian airliner

The Russian  organisation that makes surface to air  missiles similar to the one the Western powers  claim downed Malaysia Airlines…

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Ship carrying over 400 people sinks in China’s Yangtze: state media

Beijing: A passenger ship carrying more than 400 people has sunk in the Yangtze River in central China, state media reported…

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