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UN urges Bangladesh govt to stop harassing Odhikar representatives

Three United Nations experts on Tuesday called on Bangladesh government to stop harassing the representatives of the human rights organisation Odhikar and ensure respect for due process. ‘This case is

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Netherlands to return treasures to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artefacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period. Objects to be returned include a gem-encrusted bronze cannon

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300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands

At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain’s Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday, Reuters reports. Two

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N Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes violating its airspace

North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down any US spy planes violating its airspace and condemned Washington’s plans to deploy a nuclear missile submarine near the Korean peninsula. A

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Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured

Hundreds of German police have used batons and pepper spray to quell crowds targeting an Eritrean cultural festival in the central town of Giessen. The protesters were angry that the

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OIC condemns the ‘Recent Act of Desecration of the Holy Quran’

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group in New York, strongly condemned the despicable act of desecration of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on the occasion of

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At least 29 killed in Mexico bus plunge

A passenger bus lost control and veered off a road and into a 75-foot-deep (25 meter-deep) gully in southern Mexico early Wednesday, killing at least 29 passengers, officials said. The

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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. Presenting her

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Pentagon aims to shore up security after damaging leak

US defense chief Lloyd Austin has ordered measures aimed at improving security after a trove of top secret documents leaked online earlier this year, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The move

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Over 50pc of trafficked children victims of domestic trafficking: IOM-Harvard Report

A report conducted by International Organization for Migration and François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University revealed that more than half of child trafficking victims are

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