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US Vets Say Afghanistan War ‘Not Worth Fighting’

Shawdesh Desk:  military veterans say the nearly 18-year war in Afghanistan was “not worth fighting,” according to poll results released on Wednesday. The survey results come as the US and

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Detroit-Area Park’s Mud Kids Made Merry Amid

Shawdesh Desk: Children participated in the 32nd annual Wayne County Mud Day on Tuesday at Nankin Mills Park in Westland, a suburb west of Detroit. Participants frolicked, bathed and lounged

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Myanmar has political will to take Rohingyas back: Chinese FM

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said Myanmar has a ‘political will’ over the repatriation of displaced Rohingyas. He made the remark at a

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N Korea slams US’s sanctions on their workers

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea complained on Wednesday after the United States sent a letter urging countries to send back North Korean workers as president Donald Trump was inviting Kim Jong

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UN investigator reports possible fresh war crimes in Myanmar

Shawdesh Desk: Myanmar security forces and insurgents are committing human rights violations against civilians in restive western states that may amount to fresh war crimes, a United Nations investigator said

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Bangladesh Association for Greater Kansas City (BAGKC) Celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr

Shawdesh Desk: Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”, while Fiṭr

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Bus falls into gorge in Indian Kashmir, killing at least 33

Shawdesk Desk: A bus packed with passengers fell into a gorge in Indian Kashmir on Monday killing at least 33 people, a state official said, the second such accident in

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Heavy rains batter India’s Mumbai, disrupting air, rail traffic

Shawdesh Desk: Heavy rains battered India’s financial capital Mumbai on Monday causing disruption to the commuter train network, snarling traffic on water-logged streets and delaying flights from the country’s second-busiest

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