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Lower-caste man digs up well after being denied water in drought-hit western India

MAHARASHTRA, India (Reuters) -- A laborer from the lower-caste Dalit community dug up a well after being denied permission to…

94 dead in triple Baghdad car bombings claimed by IS

by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD , Iraq (AFP) -- Three car bombs in Baghdad, including a huge blast at a market…

Clashes in Bangladesh after Islamist leader’s hanging

DHAKA,, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets at protesters on Wednesday, after the execution of a top Islamist…

Baghdad market bombing claimed by IS kills 64

by Salam Faraj  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least 64…

Baghdad market bombing kills 12: officials

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- A car bomb exploded near a market in a Shiite area of north Baghdad on Wednesday,…

China angered by U.S. navy patrol in South China Sea

BEIJING , China (Reuters) -- China's foreign ministry expressed anger on Tuesday (May 10) after a U.S. navy warship carried…

US warship sails by South China Sea reef, irking Beijing

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The US on Tuesday sailed a warship close to a disputed South China Sea reef Beijing…

FBI suspects insiders in $81 mn Bangladesh central bank theft: report

WASHINTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Federal Bureau of Investigation suspects the computer hacking theft of $81 million from…

US keen to work with new Philippines leader

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States said Tuesday it was keen to work with whoever wins the presidential…

US and Afghan forces free kidnapped son of ex-Pakistan PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US and Afghan forces freed the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister during a…

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