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ICC prosecutor pledges to uncover truth of Rohingya persecution

Shawdesh Desk: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday said her investigation will seek to “uncover the truth” and will now focus its efforts on ensuring the pursuit

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon in city

Shawdesh Desk: Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dhaka on Friday night on a brief visit, the second tour of Bangladesh this year, after leaving the United Nations,

French jihadist gets 28 years for prison attack

Shawdesh Desk: A Paris court on Friday sentenced a jailed Islamist radical to 28 years imprisonment for the attempted murder of two prison wardens in September 2016, the first jihadist

Bride mocks Pakistan’s inflation, wears tomato jewelry

Shawdesh Desk: Brides usually wear jewelry made up of gold but at a wedding in Pakistan, a bride was seen wearing tomato jewelry. In the video which went viral on

More than 100 protesters believed killed in Iran, Amnesty says

Shawdesh desk: More than 100 demonstrators are believed to have been killed across Iran since leaders ordered security forces to stamp out protests triggered by fuel price rises, Amnesty International

Bolivia crisis: Food and fuel shortages as death toll climbs to 23

Shawdesh Desk: At least 23 people have been confirmed dead in ongoing political unrest in Bolivia, reports BBC. Bolivian officials have flown basic provisions into the capital, La Paz, amid

Iran leader backs petrol price hike that sparked protests

Shawdesh Desk: Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday threw his support behind a decision to impose petrol price hikes and rationing, a move that sparked angry protests in the sanctions-hit country.

Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syrian town held by Turkey

Shawdesh Desk: A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 18 people and wounding several others, Syrian opposition activists and