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France Indicts Two Ex-Bosses In Malaysia Submarine Graft Case

French investigators have indicted two former top executives in a long-running probe into alleged kickbacks from the...

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Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter Moved To House Arrest

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant will be placed on house arrest pending his appeal of...

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Videos Appear To Show Killing, Beatings By Iraq Forces

Videos allegedly shot in the Mosul area appear to show Iraqi security personnel executing a detainee and brutally...

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Sierra Leone Grants Mothers Right To Pass On Citizenship

Women from Sierra Leone can now pass on their nationality to their children, following the passage of what women's...

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Prominent Bangladesh Government Critic Disappears

One of Bangladesh's most prominent government critics went missing on Monday after calling his wife to tell her he...

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Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker

Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a...

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India Internet Shutdowns ‘violate Human Rights’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The...

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Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve

The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials...

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Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week

Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide...

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Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire Over ‘sickening’ Rape Joke

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire Saturday for making a second joke about rape, with Chelsea Clinton...

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Bidders Reduced To 6; MIDA Sets Eyes On Financially Viable Bidder

The Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) has assured Ghanaians that it will select a financially viable...

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Indonesian Men To Be Caned For Gay Sex

Two Indonesian men will Tuesday be publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where...

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Busy’s ‘3 Paddies’ Offer Expected To Ramp Up Its Customer Base

When Busy, Ghana's LTE provider of the Year, relaunched its brand last month, it announced a range of innovative...

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Why Is Religious Intolerance On the Rise In Indonesia?

A guilty verdict and two-year jail sentence for Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy...

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Court Hears Israeli Soldier’s Manslaughter Appeal

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant was back in court on Wednesday, with his lawyers...

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Bangladesh Uses Tough Laws To Crack Down On Dissent

Bangladesh is using "draconian" internet laws to crack down on dissent, curb public debate and criticism and harass and...

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The Illegal Abortions Killing Myanmar’s Women

Thiri's heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end her...

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Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks

Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch...

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Rights Group Fears Gaza Fuel ‘catastrophe’

An Israeli rights group warned Thursday that cutting power to the Gaza Strip would have "catastrophic consequences"...