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UN chief: Myanmar's Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘human rights nightmare’

UNSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresonThursdayurgedMyanmarauthoritiestoimmediatelyendtheirmilitaryoperationswhichhaveforcedover500,000RohingyaMuslimstofleeintoBan

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Myanmar denies ethnic cleansing in Rakhine amid UNSC calls for action

MyanmarNationalSecurityAdviserThaungTunonFridaydeniedreportsofethniccleansinginthecountry'sRakhineStateatanopenmeetingoftheUNSecurityCouncilontheRakhineissue.Th

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EU migrant crisis worsens after Italy tightens control

ThemigrantsituationinItalyisgettingworsewith12,000asylumseekersarrivingin48hours.TheItaliangovernmentnowsaysitwillstopallnon-Italianshipsfromdockingatthecountry

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India monitoring situation in Qatar, says External Affairs Minister

The External Affairs Minister of India, Sushma Swaraj recently said that India is “constantly monitoring the situation in Qatar.”

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India monitoring situation in Qatar, says External Affairs Minister

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June10(APD)-TheExternalAffairsMinisterofIndia,SushmaSwarajrecentlysaidthatIndiais“constantlymonitoringthesituationinQatar.”Ith

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Philippines suspends deployment of Filipino workers to Qatar

The Philippine government said Tuesday it is temporarily suspending the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Qatar after some Arab states cut diplomatic ties with the country.

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French authorities to build first refugee camp in Paris

​Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday announced a plan to build a refugee camp, the first in the French capital, to welcome hundreds of people who fled war and poverty in their native countries.

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7.5% growth not enough for India’s requirement, Finance Minister says

India's current growth rate of 7.5 per cent is not enough as per its own requirement standard and the country has the "potential" to do "better", Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has said.

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China slams U.S. admiral's South China Sea remarks

China on Friday slammed the remarks of a top U.S. admiral on the South China Sea and urged U.S. officials to stop playing up the situation.

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Eight dead, 100 injured after massive earthquake jolts northeastern India

At least eight persons were killed and 100 injured in Manipur when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India early Monday morning at around 4:36 am.

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Afghanistan: Insecurity Rises and Civilians Suffer

​The insecurity is on its peak in Afghanistan and the future seems bleak as the lives, livelihood and security of the people are not guaranteed. The government has not been able to control the situation and with each passing day the situation is getting worse.

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Kenyan president arrives in Uganda for Burundi, South Sudan security talks

​Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday arrived in Uganda for regional talks on the political crisis in Burundi, the conflict in South Sudan and security situation in Somalia.

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Giant planned hide-and-seek game alarms Sydney IKEA store

​Retail giant IKEA has been alarmed by a giant hide-and-seek game planned by social media organizers at one of its Sydney stores.

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Australian reported dead in "horrific" IS suicide bombings

​Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the reported death of a Melbourne teenager in an Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing is an "absolutely horrific situation."

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Putin urges all sides in Ukraine to end military hostilities

​Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern with the situation in eastern Ukraine and urged the conflicting parties to end military hostilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

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U.S. orders some embassy family members to leave Lesotho

Washington said Monday that it had ordered non-employed family members of the embassy personnel in Lesotho to leave due to uncertainty over the kingdom's security situation.

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HK lowers travel alert for Thailand

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Thursday lowered the Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) for Thailand to amber.