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Nearly all teenagers detained at Moscow unauthorised rally released - ombudsperson

Almost all teenagers, who were detained at an unauthorised rally in downtown Moscow on August 3, have been released, Moscow human rights ombudsperson Tatyana Potyaeva told TASS.

FAQ: India’s latest Kashmir move

Narendra Modi has just won a thumping second term with a full majority in Parliament so the BJP has not only the electoral will but was also under massive pressure from its support base to come through on its longstanding poll promise on ending the special status enjoyed by the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Morocco navy picks up 400 migrants en route to Spain

The Moroccan navy has picked up more than 400 migrants trying to reach Spain and returned them to the North African country, a military source said on Monday.

Potential cocaine production in Colombia increases by 5.9 per cent

Potential cocaine production in Colombia grew by almost six percent in 2018 despite a slight decline in illegal coca leaf plantations, the United Nations said in Bogota on Monday.

N. Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days

North Korea threatened Tuesday to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth set of projectiles in less than two weeks following the start of joint exercises between the US and the South.

Japan urged to sign UN nuke ban on Hiroshima anniversary

The mayor of Hiroshima urged Japan to sign a landmark UN treaty banning nuclear weapons as the city on Tuesday marked 74 years since being targeted in the world's first atomic attack.

Khmer Rouge 'brother number two' Nuon Chea dies: Cambodia court

Khmer Rouge ‘brother number two’ Nuon Chea died on Sunday aged 93, said a spokesman for the Cambodia tribunal where he was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity.

New migrant rescue ship leaves France on first mission off Libya

Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee on Sunday dispatched its new rescue ship Ocean Viking from the French port of Marseille on its first mission to save migrants off the coast of Libya.

Erdogan says will launch Syria operation east of Euphrates

Turkey will launch an operation in northern Syria to remove a Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday.

Lockdown in Indian Kashmir as thousands more troops sent

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early Monday while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border.

Macron pushes Libya ceasefire with Egypt leader

France's President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday about the situation in Libya calling for a ceasefire "very soon" between the warring sides, the French presidency said.

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Police investigating Texas shooting as possible hate crime: chief

Authorities in Texas are investigating the mass shooting that left 20 people dead and 26 wounded at a Walmart store in El Paso on Saturday as a possible hate crime, the city's police chief said.

Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit; two suspects held

Impending Djibouti Action to Denounce Rule of Law A Warning to Business Investors

DR Congo Ebola epidemic widens on eve of first anniversary

An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo sharply widened on Wednesday, the eve of the first anniversary of the outbreak, with one death and another diagnosis reported and the quarantining of 15 people in a previously unaffected province.

Putin thinks Trump's offer means that full-format bilateral relations will be restored

Russian President Vladimir Putin appreciates US President Donald Trump's offer to help with extinguishing wildfires in Siberia as a signal that Moscow and Washington will manage to fully normalise relations in the future, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.