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Trump Cafe Lures Bangladeshis Keen For Pics, Not Politics

A cafe in Dhaka named after Donald Trump has been luring Bangladeshis undeterred by his controversial politics and more...

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Three Killed In Rakhine Explosion

Three people, including two teenage boys, were killed by an explosion in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state on Saturday, a...

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China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti

Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...

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ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia

A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...

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200 Green Activists Killed In 2016, Record Toll

At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors -- 40 percent from indigenous tribes -- were murdered around the...

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CA Chief Attacks ‘reckless’ Cricket Players’ Union

Cricket Australia chairman David Peever Thursday went on the attack over suggestions he is running an "extreme"...

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11 Migrant Workers Die In Saudi House Fire

Eleven migrant labourers died of asphyxiation in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a fire that engulfed the windowless house...

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What You Must Know About Britain’s First Muslim Same-Sex Wedding

24-year-old Jahed Choudhury and 19-year-old Sean Rogan have become the first ever gay Muslim couple in UK’s history....

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Man Becomes First British Muslim In Gay Marriage Amid Death Threats

A gay man from the West Midlands has become the first Muslim to wed in a same-sex marriage. Jahed Choudhury, 24, grew...

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Tamim Iqbal Denies Hate Crime Behind Sudden Essex Exit

Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal rejected rumours Wednesday that he quit English county cricket club Essex because of a hate...

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‘Champion of Champions’ Shastri New India Coach

India's new coach Ravi Shastri is expected to look for a good working relationship with captain Virat Kohli after a...

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Bangladesh Cricket Vows Crackdown On Player Scandals

Bangladesh's cricket board vowed tough action Tuesday against any players accused of misconduct or bringing the game...

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Bangladesh Opener Tamim Leaves Essex After One Game

Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has left English county Essex after just one match for personal reasons, the...

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Bangladesh Arrests Suspect In Murder of Rohingya Leaders

Bangladesh police have arrested a man suspected of murdering two Rohingya leaders in the country's southeast where tens...

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Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’

Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...

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India Holds Naval Exercises With US, Japan

India began holding naval exercises with the United States and Japan off its south coast on Monday, seeking to forge...

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Jealous Man Blindfolds Then Maims Wife To Stop Her From Pursuing A Degree

A jealous husband is facing life in prison after chopping off his wife’s fingers because she began studying for a...

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Zimbabwe Off-Spinner Raza Helps Restrict Sri Lanka To 203-8

Off-spinner Sikandar Raza claimed three wickets to help Zimbabwe restrict Sri Lanka to 203 for eight in the fifth and...

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Australia Cricket Captain Smith Says No Backing Down On Pay

Australian captain Steve Smith said Sunday players would not back down in their bitter pay dispute with Cricket...