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  Aid groups say Rohingya 'terrified' about Myanmar repatriation

  Agence France-Presse . Bangkok | Updated at 12:26pm on November 09, 2018

  A plan to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar was premature and the refugees were ‘terrified’ about leaving Bangladesh where they sought refuge, dozens...

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  Sri Lanka political rally brings chaos to Colombo streets

  Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 01:34am on November 09, 2018

  A rally of hundreds of cars carrying supporters of Sri Lanka’s deposed prime minister brought chaos to Colombo streets on Thursday as they demanded that...

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  Delhi suffers toxic smog

  Agence France-Presse . New Delhi | Updated at 12:00am on November 09, 2018

  Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts to curb the smog-fuelling partying.Major...

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  Asia Bibi leaves jail

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 01:11pm on November 08, 2018

  A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after an acquittal that triggered Islamist protests,...

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  Too soon to send Rohingya back to Myanmar: UN

  Reuters . Geneva | Updated at 01:31am on November 08, 2018

  The United Nations’ human rights investigator on Myanmar urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to drop plans to start repatriating hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to...

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  Lanka speaker rejects Rajapaksa as new PM

  New Age Desk | Updated at 12:10am on November 06, 2018

  Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament said he cannot accept Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country’s former president and strongman, as the new prime minister, reports Voice of...

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  Imran Khan under fire for deal with hardliners in blasphemy row

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 12:00am on November 06, 2018

  Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will return home to a deepening political crisis Monday, with pressure mounting over a deal struck with Islamists hardliners that...

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  Imran under fire for deal with hardliners in blasphemy row

  Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 06:24pm on November 05, 2018

  Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will return home to a deepening political crisis Monday, with pressure mounting over a deal struck with Islamists hardliners that...

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  Suu Kyi’s party slapped down in by-elections

  Agence France-Presse . Yangon | Updated at 12:45am on November 05, 2018

  The party of Myanmar’s embattled head of state Aung San Suu Kyi said Sunday they were defeated in six constituencies in a national by-election, showing...

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  Mamata team meets families of 5 killed in Assam

  New Age Desk | Updated at 12:00am on November 05, 2018

  A team of Trinamool Congress leaders has met the families of those massacred by suspected terrorists in Assam’s Tinsukia district, reports NDTV. West Bengal chief...