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Okinawa people stage rally against sexual assaults by U.S. Servicemen
Sorane Sakihama, a 22-year-old college student, speaks at a prefecture assembly in the city of Okinawa on Sunday protesting sexual…
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Yunus urges EU envoys to relocate visa centers from Delhi to Dhaka
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today requested European countries to relocate their visa centers from Delhi to Dhaka, or to…
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Dhaka-Delhi foreign office consultations on Dec 9
India today confirmed the visit by its Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Dhaka on December 9 in the first top…
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Myanmar ethnic armed group executes 6 after public trial
A rebel soldier with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rests in a camp in the Kokang region of…
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Kishida Meets with Palau President in N.Y.
New York (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with Surangel Whipps Jr., president of Palau, a Pacific island…
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Rescuers Search for Missing in Japan’s Northern Quake-hit Noto Region After Record-breaking Rain; Temporary Housing Units Also Hit by Flooding
Firefighters search for missing people near the Tsukada River in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sunday KANAZAWA — Police, firefighters and…
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Awkward moment Biden fumbles, snaps at staffers after forgetting he was supposed to introduce Indian prime minister to stage
Biden, 81, was supposed to call India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the stage, but appeared to be unsure which…
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Sydney house fire kills three children, police suspect homicide
SYDNEY—Three children, including a 10-month-old, were killed after fire ripped through a house in Sydney early on Sunday in an…
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Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing
KATHMANDU—-Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and…
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India’s Modi sworn in as PM for third term
NEW DELHI—Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election…
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