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At least 50 dead as train runs over Dussehra revellers in India
At least 50 people were killed Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said. The train was coming from Jalandhar
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Man fakes his death to escape debt; wife kills herself and two kids
The man faked his own death after falling into debt and taking out a 1 million yuan life insurance policy on himself, hoping to save his family The biggest topic on Chinese social media at the moment is a tragic story out of Hunan province where
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Woman sells her daughter for Dh50,000, jewellery in UAE
A woman in Sharjah tried to sell her underage daughter's virginity on Thursday. Three other women were also accomplices in the crime. She faces charges of human trafficking and sexual exploitation by forcing her 17-year-old daughter
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Indonesia arrests four for 'selling babies on Instagram'
Four Indonesians have been arrested over an alleged baby-selling operation using Instagram. An account, now removed, which claimed to be a family
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New UAE visa laws to allow vistors extend stay by 60 days
New visa rules that will allow visitors and tourists to apply for new UAE entry visas without leaving the country, and also grant one-year residency
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Three man arrested for beating expat to death, injuring another in Oman
According to TimesofOman, 3 suspects have been arrested for the murder of an expat and for injuring another. According to officials, the victim
Read MorePakistan hangs man for child rape and murder
A serial killer of eight children has been executed at a Pakistani prison after the country’s top court rejected request for his public hanging. Mohammad Imran was hanged Wednesday morning in the eastern city of Lahore in the presence of
Read MoreAt least seven people killed in train derailment in Morocco
A train derailed in Sidi Bouknadel, a town near Rabat, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 80 others. At least seven people were killed and about 80 injured when a train was derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday
Read MoreDozens of Afghan police killed or wounded as election nears
Dozens of Afghan police were killed or wounded in heavy fighting in northern and central provinces overnight, officials said on Tuesday, just days before parliamentary elections which the insurgents have promised to disrupt. The latest fighting
Read MoreEgypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed two Coptic churches in April 2017, killing at least 44 people, and it has been renewed
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