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Bangladesh court hands life sentence to acting opposition party chief over 2004 blasts
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to life in jail, and 19 more to death, over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004, lawyers
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7 dead, several injured after train derails in India
Seven people have died and around 30 people have been injured after a Delhi-bound train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli early this morning. Eight coaches of the New Farakka Express derailed near the Harchandpur railway station in
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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of UAE
The Sharjah Center for Astronomy & Space Sciences reported light tremors in Ras Al Kheimah and the northern emirates on Tuesday evening, according to a report in Emarat Al Youm.
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Indian, Pakistani expats win $1 million each in Dubai
UAE based Pakistani and Indian expat each won $1 million in the most recent Dubai Duty Free raffle draw held on Tuesday. Ramesh Krishnankutty, a
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Pakistani lady completes world’s first hand stitched Quran in 32 years
Pakistani lady completes world’s first hand stitched Quran in 32 years Love for Islam: Religion is very dear to everyone. People are very
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Katarina Rodriguez takes Miss World Philippines 2018 crow
Katarina Sonja Rodriguez, a Filipino-American beauty from Davao City, was crowned as Miss World Philippines 2018 on October 7 at the Mall of Asia
Read MoreBahrain Parliament Approves VAT Implementation
Bahrain is set to become the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to implement the unified agreement on Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services. Bahraini legislators approved a draft law on Sunday that would see value-added tax (VAT) imposed
Read MorePakistan's opposition leader jailed for 10 days ahead of by-elections
Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next
Read MoreNobel Peace Prize: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad announced as winners
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Congolese doctor and a Yazidi former captive of the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
Read MorePakistan Muslim League President Shehbaz Sharif arrested
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday in a Rs 14 billion housing scam case. Sharif, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, was
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