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HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

Human Rights Watch has warned that a panel set up by Myanmar to probe atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine…

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US suspends military training programs for Pakistani officers

  The United States has suspended the military and educational training of scores of Pakistani officers, a move that could…

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Business ties with Iran don’t harm other countries’ interests: China

  China, Iran’s top oil customer, says commercial cooperation between the two sides does not harm other countries’ interests and thus should…

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China begins major naval exercise near Taiwan before state visits by Tsai

  China has launched a major military drill in the Yellow Sea near Taiwan just ahead of the Taiwanese president’s…

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Taliban, Afghan govt. claim embattled Ghazni city

  The Taliban and Afghan government forces have both claimed to have taken control of the country’s eastern city of…

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North Korea frees South Korean prisoner

North Korea has freed a South Korean man who had been arrested last month after crossing the border into the…

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Powerful earthquake kills 82 in Indonesian holiday island Lombok

  At least 82 people have died and many more have been injured as a major earthquake hits Indonesian holiday…

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Japan marks 73rd anniversary of US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima

  Japan is marking 73 years since the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, with tens of thousands of…

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500 hikers stranded on mountain after Indonesia quake

  Indonesia mounted a rescue operation Monday to reach more than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an…

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Pakistan opposition calls for probe into allegations of rigging during election

  Pakistan’s main opposition party has called for a judicial investigation into allegations of rigging at last week’s general elections,…

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Chinese refiner stops buying US crude, starts buying Iran’s

  China’s largest independent oil refinery has stopped buying crude from the United States, switching to Iranian oil purchases, amid…

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Election campaign convoy bombing in SW Pakistan kills at least 20, injures 40

  At least 20 people have been killed in a bomb explosion that hit a campaign convoy in Pakistan’s southwestern…

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