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2.4KInternationalBrunei adopts Sharia law despite international criticism
Brunei is to become the first East Asian country to adopt Sharia law as the sultan confirmed the Islamic penal code on...
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1.7KInternationalUK party leader arrested for quoting Churchill on Islam
Quoting Winston Churchill can get you arrested, as one British candidate in the European elections found out after referring to the iconic...
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Egyptians reel from mass death sentence
Minya, Egypt – Five months ago, 30-year-old Abu Bakr Ismail, a pharmacist and father of two, was arrested and taken to jail....
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NYC judge obliges internet providers to disclose foreign emails to US govt
A US federal judge in New York has ordered Microsoft to turn over their customers’ emails and other digital content to law...
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MERS infections pass 300 mark in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian authorities have reported 14 more cases of the deadly MERS virus, bringing the total number of infected people to 313....
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Self-defense forces detain intl military observers in eastern Ukraine
Anti-government activists in Slavyansk have detained military observers who had been traveling with the OSCE mission. The OSCE dismissed the claim of...
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Russian media urge UN, OSCE, UNESCO to protect journalists in Ukraine
Representatives of Russian TV channels have urged international organizations, including the UN, UNESCO and the OSCE, to protect the rights and dignity...
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Tiny Marshall Islands’ ‘David and Goliath’ suit takes on nuclear superpowers
The Marshall Islands, a small 70-square mile string of islands in the Pacific Ocean with a population in the tens of thousands,...
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Russia to call up UNSC meeting if Kiev continues military crackdown
If Kiev does not immediately stop military operations against popular protest, Russia will call for an urgent UNSC meeting and in the...
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US inciting civil war in Venezuela to get its oil – Bolivia’s Morales
Washington is pushing Venezuela towards a “civil war†because it wants access to the country’s rich oil reserves, Bolivian President Evo Morales...
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Qatar criticised for domestic workers’ abuse
Amnesty International, the UK-based human-rights group, has accused Qatar for failing to protect migrant domestic workers, saying they are exposed to a...
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Rio ‘pacified’ slum hit by violence
Violence broke out in a Rio de Janeiro slum after its residents lit fires and threw homemade explosives to protest the earlier...
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Nuclear-scale asteroid blasts in Earth’s atmosphere up to 10 times ‘more common’ than thought
There have been 26 nuclear-scale asteroid explosions in the Earth’s atmosphere between 2001 and 2013, according to a new report. The most...
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US responsible for Ukrainian crisis after investing $5bn in regime change – Russia’s envoy to UN
The US is to blame for the events in Ukraine as it invested $5 billion in regime change in the country, taking...
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Russia to create united naval base system for ships, subs in Arctic – Putin
A united system of naval bases for ships and next-generation submarines will be created in the Arctic to defend Russia’s interests in...
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US backs Kiev against ‘humiliating threats’
Vice president, Joe Biden, says Ukraine has Washington’s full support during highest-level visit since crisis began. Joe Biden has told Ukraine’s new...
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Drones kill al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Three leading members of al-Qaeda among 55 killed in “unprecedented” joint operation conducted with US drones. Yemen’s interior ministry says 55 members...
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2.5KInternationalSpace terrorism, floating debris pose threats to US
The United States is increasingly vulnerable to space terrorism, according to a new report, as it is more reliant on its satellites...
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US Navy to deploy combat dolphins for Black Sea military drills – report
American combat dolphins and sea lions will undergo a lengthy plane flight in order to participate in NATO war games in the...
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1.9KInternationalAttack on S Sudan UN base may be ‘war crime’
Assault on base that killed 58 people and injured 100 others may “constitute a war crime”, the United Nations says. The United...
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CIA psychologist who developed torture program defends tactics
A psychologist considered integral to crafting the CIA’s post-9/11 “enhanced interrogation†tactics slammed an unreleased Senate report on CIA torture as inaccurate...
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5.8KInternationalA Journey Off the Beaten Path
36 HOURS IN LAHORE, PAKISTAN A popular travel column in the New York Times called “36 hours in…†has covered over 700...
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Syrian regime accused of chlorine gas attacks
The Syrian government has been accused of new attacks on civilians with improvised chlorine gas bombs, in the latest reports of chemical...
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3.6KYour VoiceStand! – by Samra Tariq
I’ve seen and read countless articles on women empowerment in the world, and obviously, regarding Pakistan. We’re one of the places in...
