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  Pakistan court orders release of ex-PM Nawaz on bail

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 12:58am on September 20, 2018

  A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending their prison sentences for corruption pending an...

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  India outlaws Islamic instant divorce

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 12:41am on September 20, 2018

  The Indian government Wednesday issued an executive order making the Islamic practice of ‘instant divorce’ a criminal offence punishable by up to three years in...

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  Level of Myanmar army brutality hard to fathom: UN probe

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva/ Yangon | Updated at 12:09am on September 20, 2018

  Myanmar’s army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and...

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  Ex-columnist jailed for abusive posts about Suu Kyi

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 12:05am on September 20, 2018

  A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for ‘abusive’ Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a court...

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  Court frees ousted PM Sharif and daughter from jail

  Reuters . Islamabad | Updated at 05:01pm on September 19, 2018

  A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of jailed ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a...

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  ‘Triple talaq’ punishable offence in India

  Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 02:24pm on September 19, 2018

  India's cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among Muslims, a procedure called ‘triple talaq’, a punishable offence, a government minister said...

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  Maldives president took gifts from island developers: report

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 12:40am on September 19, 2018

  The president of the Maldives appeared to accept lavish gifts from a billionaire developer who was later leased two islands in the paradise archipelago without...

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  Myanmar military brutality against Rohingya 'hard to fathom': UN

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 12:05am on September 19, 2018

  Myanmar's powerful army should be removed from politics, United Nations investigators said Tuesday, as they released the final part of a damning report reiterating calls...

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  Lanka president tells diplomats: pick up phone or pack up

  Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 12:05am on September 18, 2018

  Sri Lanka’s president on Monday justified his decision to sack six diplomats — including an ambassador — for not answering his phone calls, saying more...

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  Imran Khan to give Bengalis citizenship

  Agence France-Presse . Karachi | Updated at 12:05am on September 18, 2018

  Pakistan’s new premier Imran Khan has vowed to give citizenship to some Bengali immigrants and Afghan refugees officials confirmed Monday, granting rights to many who...