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'President Trump, please don't let Iran execute our Erfan –...

'President Trump, please don't let Iran execute our Erfan – we need help NOW' **Family Appeals to International Community as Iranian Shopkeeper Faces Imminent Execution** Tehran, Iran – The family of Erfan Soltani, an Iranian shopkeeper facing imminent execution, has issued a... read more »

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TV presenter loses eye after horrific fireworks accident at home

TV presenter loses eye after horrific fireworks accident at home **Prominent Television Personality Suffers Severe Eye Injury in Fireworks Mishap** A New Year’s Eve celebration took a tragic turn for German television presenter Andrea Plewig, resulting in a severe eye injury following a... read more »

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Iran: The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, UN rights chief says

Iran: The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, UN rights chief says **UN Condemns Escalating Violence Against Iranian Protesters** Geneva – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced grave concern over the intensifying crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in... read more »

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A torture that never stops: Sri Lanka fa...

A torture that never stops: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual ...

A torture that never stops: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says **Sri Lanka’s Lingering Scars: UN Report Highlights Unaddressed Sexual Violence Against Conflict Survivors** More than a decade and a half after the cessation of its civil war, Sri Lanka continues to... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future o...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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