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‘Indonesian church suicide bombers from same family’ – Police

May 13, 2018 Asia 93

The suicide bombers in the church attacks in Surabaya on Sunday are believed to be members same family affiliated with Jamaah Anshar Daulah (JAD), an extremist group, the National Police Chief said. A series of…

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11 fear dead in suspected suicide bombers attack on Indonesian churches

May 13, 2018 Asia 48

Suspected suicide bombers killed at least 11 people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services at three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya, officials said. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority…

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Man to die by hanging for raping, killing 4-month-old girl in India

May 12, 2018 Asia 197

An Indian man was handed the death sentence on Saturday for the rape and murder of a four-month-old girl, in one of the quickest trials of its kind in the country amid outrage over sexual…

The Russian Ka-52 helicopter crashed when carrying out a planned flight over the eastern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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Russian helicopter crashed in Eastern Syria kills two – Defence Ministry

May 7, 2018 Asia 96

A Russian Ka-52 attack chopper crashed Monday during a flight over eastern Syria as a result of a presumed technical malfunction, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Both pilots aboard the aircraft died as a…

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Pakistan’s interior minister wounded in gun attack: officials

May 6, 2018 Asia 81

Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal, survived an assassination attempt on Sunday, officials said, an incident likely to heighten political tensions ahead of general elections expected in late July. Junior Interior Minister, Talal Chaudhry, said Iqbal…

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14 arrested after girl raped, burnt alive in India

May 6, 2018 Asia 69

Fourteen people were arrested over the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said. The teenage girl was burnt alive inside her home in the Chatra district on…

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Muslim nations urged to stand by the forcibly displaced Rohingya

May 6, 2018 Asia 71

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested that Muslim nations keep up pressure on Myanmar for the safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees who fled a violent military crackdown. “The Rohingya ethnicity also deserves…

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Gunmen kill Afghan journalist in southern Kandahar

April 25, 2018 Asia 198

Gunmen killed an Afghan journalist on his way to work in the southern city of Kandahar, officials said, an attack that highlights the risks faced by media workers in Afghanistan. Abdul Arghand, who worked for Kabul…

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South Koreans may visit North again ahead of first summit in decade

April 17, 2018 Asia 172

South Korean security officials may visit North Korea to finalise details ahead for the first summit since 2007, where the South hopes the North will confirm a commitment to give up its nuclear programme, a…

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Pornography: U.S. fires 32 embassy workers in Cambodia

April 13, 2018 Americas 247

The U. S. embassy in Cambodia has fired 32 people after they were allegedly caught sharing pornographic material in a non-official chat group, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Four sources told Reuters that…

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