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March 27, 2019

Bangladesh, Other Countries Brace for Possible Return of IS Fighters

Bangladesh will bar citizens who left to join the Islamic State in Syria, authorities told BenarNews on Tuesday, as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines took divergent steps in preparation for the possible return of their nationals after U.S.-backed forces demolished the extremist group’s last territorial pocket over the weekend. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), […]

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March 22, 2019March 23, 2019

Death Toll From Chemical Plant Blast in China Climbs to 64 People, 28 Missing

BEIJING (Sputnik) – The number of people killed in a powerful blast at a chemical plant in the city of Yancheng, located in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, rose to 64, while 28 people are believed to be missing after the incident, the city mayor said on Saturday. “As of 07:00 a. m. on Saturday [23:00 […]

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March 17, 2019

At Least 42 Dead in Indonesia’s Papua Province After Flash Floods

Indonesia’s disaster agency, cited by Reuters, confirmed Sunday that at least 42 people died following flash flooding in the region. At least 42 people died and 21 more were badly injured in the Sentani area near the provincial capital of Jayapura, that was hit by torrential rain since Saturday which triggered the floods, according to […]

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March 15, 2019

At Least 49 Killed in Shootings at 2 New Zealand Mosques

Earlier in the day, mass shootings took place at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, leaving at least 49 people killed and 48 more injured. According to the New Zealand police, three men and 1 woman are in custody following the shootings at 2 mosques in Christchurch. Police have found and secured […]

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March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Wife, Child of Militant Suspect Die in Suicide Bombing in Indonesia

The wife of a suspected militant detonated a bomb during a siege at a house in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, killing herself and her 2-year-old child, police said on Wednesday. Police had surrounded the house in Sibolga city on Tuesday, a day after they arrested the woman’s husband, identified as Husain (alias Abu Hamzah), on […]

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March 11, 2019

Duterte Warns Women Against ‘Stupid’ Priests With ‘God-Given’ Penises

The Filipino president regularly ends up in the media spotlight over his controversial remarks regarding women, rape, Catholic clergy, drug users, and producers. In one of his latest remarks he alleged that rape will continue to exist as a crime as long as beautiful women exist on Earth. Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte advised women against […]

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March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Malaysia: 5 Years after MH370 Disappeared, Relatives Seek Answers

Iman Mohd Hazrin has spent half of her life pining for her father, who along with 238 other passengers and crew, has been missing since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 vanished from radar screens on March 8, 2014. Each night as she goes to bed, the 10-year-old keeps a photo nearby of her father, flight crew […]

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March 3, 2019

US Citizen Tortured in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American citizen was tortured while in custody in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by the New York Times. Walid Fitaihi described being dragged from his room in Riyadh’s Ritz Carlton hotel, where he was being detained, then told a friend he was “blindfolded, stripped of his underwear and bound to […]

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