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Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes

Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...

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Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes

Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...

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100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger

Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being...

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...

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UN Decries ‘staggering Loss of Civilian Life’ In Raqa

United Nations war crimes investigators expressed alarm Wednesday at the "staggering" number of civilian deaths as...

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100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger

Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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UN Decries ‘staggering Loss of Civilian Life’ In Raqa

United Nations war crimes investigators expressed alarm Wednesday at the "staggering" number of civilian deaths as...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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Anti-Trump Gunman Attacks US Lawmakers, Dies In Shootout

A rifle-wielding opponent of President Donald Trump opened fire on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Anti-Trump Gunman Attacks US Lawmakers, Dies In Shootout

A rifle-wielding opponent of President Donald Trump opened fire on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Egypt Parliament Agrees Island Transfer To Saudi Arabia

Egypt's parliament approved on Wednesday a controversial maritime agreement with Saudi Arabia that transfers two Red...

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Lebanon Agrees New Election Law, Sets Vote For 2018

Lebanon's government announced a new election law after a cabinet session Wednesday, ending months of tense discussions...

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Egypt Parliament Agrees Island Transfer To Saudi Arabia

Egypt's parliament approved on Wednesday a controversial maritime agreement with Saudi Arabia that transfers two Red...

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ICC Calls For ‘immediate Arrest’ of Kadhafi Son

The International Criminal Court chief's prosecutor Wednesday called for the "immediate arrest and surrender" of Moamer...

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Lebanon Agrees New Election Law, Sets Vote For 2018

Lebanon's government announced a new election law after a cabinet session Wednesday, ending months of tense discussions...