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US Launches First Direct Strike In Syria
The airstrike appears to be the first publicly known direct confrontation between US forces and fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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China Moves to Expand DNA Testing of Muslims in Restive Region of Xinjiang
Chinese authorities seeking to counter religious extremism among the Uighurs have taken increasingly aggressive steps to quell the unrest. Those have included mandatory satellite...
Report Documents Evidence of Attacks on Rohingya
Kyaw Ye Lynn
YANGON, Myanmar (AA):Â A Rohingya advocacy group urged the government of Myanmar on Tuesday to cooperate with a UN fact-finding mission as it...
Hekmatyar Returns to Kabul Under EU-Backed Deal
Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL (AA): Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of the country’s most feared ex-rebel leader from the 90s-civil war period, arrived in the capital on Thursday under...
Suu Kyi At Odds With EU Over Probe Into Rakhine Situation
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BRUSSELS (IANS) — Visiting Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has snubbed a UN resolution backed by the European Union recommending an international...