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Iraq protest death toll nears 100: rights panel

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to 93 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament’s human rights

Strong typhoon hits South Korea, leaving 9 dead, 5 missing

Shawdesh Desk: A powerful typhoon has lashed southern South Korea, leaving nine people dead and five others missing. Typhoon Mitag brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to the southern part

N Korea fires missiles into Japan sea ahead of nuclear talks

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks later this week. One of

HK authorities mops up following Tuesday’s violence

Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong authorities mopped up on Wednesday after the most violent clashes in nearly four months of anti-government unrest, including the shooting of a teenage demonstrator by police

At least 17 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

Shawdesh Desk: At least 17 people were killed and some 30 injured when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff on Tuesday in the mountainous Cusco region of Peru, local

25 dead after extremists attack army camps in central Mali

Shawdesh Desk: Al-Qaida-linked groups attacked two army bases in central Mali, killing at least 25 people and leaving 60 missing, Mali’s government said Tuesday. Assailants rode into the community of

Indian union home minister to address NRC issue in West Bengal today

Shawdesh Desk: Indian Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be visiting West Bengal today to clarify BJP’s position on the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Shah is scheduled to speak

Kashmir: Indian SC fixes Nov 14 to hear pleas against Article 370 abrogation

Shawdesh Desk: Putting an embargo on fresh petitions challenging the government’s decision on Article 370, the Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed November 14 to commence hearing a batch of