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With memories of Rwanda: The Gambian minister taking on Suu Kyi
Reuters. Banjul, Gambia | Updated at 11:12pm on December 05, 2019
The genocide case brought against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - the first of its kind initiated since the 1990s - may...
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Alleged Indian rape victim set on fire on way to court hearing
Agence France-Presse . Lucknow | Updated at 08:44pm on December 05, 2019
An Indian woman was in a critical condition Thursday after allegedly being set on fire by two men she had accused of rape as she...
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Nine killed, 20 hurt in India road accident
Xinhua . New Delhi | Updated at 02:46pm on December 05, 2019
At least nine people were killed and 20 others were injured after a bus hit a stationary goods-laden truck Thursday in the central Indian state...
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Indian border policeman guns down five colleagues
Agence France-Presse . Raipur | Updated at 01:26am on December 05, 2019
A policeman from India’s armed border force opened fire on his colleagues Wednesday, killing five of them before turning the gun on himself, police said....
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India’s cabinet sends bill to parliament
Reuters . New Delhi | Updated at 04:39pm on December 04, 2019
India’s cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, the first time that the country is...
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Japanese doctor among six killed in Afghan attack
Agence France-Presse . Kabul | Updated at 04:00pm on December 04, 2019
A Japanese doctor whose long career was dedicated to helping some of Afghanistan’s poorest people was among six people killed Wednesday in an attack in...
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At least six people killed in heavy rain in Sri Lanka
Xinhua . Colombo | Updated at 12:18pm on December 04, 2019
Over 15,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka while six deaths have been reported, the Disaster Management Centre said on Wednesday...
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Myanmar army shelling kills woman, two infants in Rakhine
Reuters . Yangon | Updated at 12:20am on December 04, 2019
Shelling by Myanmar’s military killed a woman and two infants, and wounded six others in Rakhine State on Monday, according to residents and a lawmaker...
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Amit Shah sets 2024 deadline for NRC
New Age Desk | Updated at 09:57pm on December 03, 2019
BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday set a 2024 deadline for implementing the hugely divisive NRC across the country, asserting ‘each and every’ infiltrator will...
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Toxin-laced bubbles cause pollution hazard on Indian beach
Agence-France-Presse . Chennai | Updated at 10:59pm on December 02, 2019
A menacing white foam covered one of India’s most famous beaches in Chennai for the fourth straight day Monday creating a new pollution hazard for...