Thu 16 May 2019: Security concerns among Muslims in Sri Lanka have grown after sword-wielding rioters killed one man while vandalizing scores of shops and mosques in apparent reprisal for the Easter bombings After a deadly terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, many Muslims have been bracing for revenge attacks with mosques, Muslim-owned businesses and homes […]
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Thu 16 May 2019: Indonesia’s counter-terrorism squad has rounded up at least 10 people suspected of planning attacks during next week’s announcement of the results of April’s hotly contested presidential election, police said on Wednesday. The arrests come as tension runs high and security is tightened in the world’s third-largest democracy ahead of the May […]
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Wed 15 May 2019: NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – WhatsApp clones and software tools that cost as little as $14 are helping Indian digital marketers and political activists bypass anti-spam restrictions set up by the world’s most popular messaging app, Reuters has found. The activities highlight the challenges WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook Inc, faces […]
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Wed 15 May 2019: The victim and the accused belong to different Muslim sects. Fears of sectarian clashes grew as fake pictures and videos began circulating on social media. The police have refuted social media rumours that the rape accused is a minor. Soon after the incident, images began to be circulated of a handwritten […]
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Wed 15 May 2019: YANGON (Reuters) – A U.N. official has urged Myanmar to grant aid workers “predictable, sustained access” to Rakhine state, where fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced nearly 33,000 people since late last year, saying lack of aid has cost lives. Ursula Mueller, a U.N. assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, […]
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Tue 14 May 2019: Bollywood star-turned-politician Kamal Haasan is facing harsh criticism and even calls for his arrest over his recent claim that independent India’s “first terrorist” was a Hindu nationalist who killed Mahatma Gandhi. Haasan, who heads the small Makkal Needhi Maiam (People’s Centre for Justice) party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, […]
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Mon 13 May 2019: Citywide strikes shut down Srinagar as people protested against the rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. The rape of a three-year-old girl in Sumbal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district has led to widespread protests across the Valley. Schools and business establishments in the […]
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Mon 13 May 2019: The tussle for the capital will be front and centre of penultimate voting round, with all eyes on its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal He has been smeared with chilli powder and slapped, But Delhi’s chief minister will still be leading the fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sunday’s penultimate round […]
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Mon 13 May 2019: KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police have detained four men suspected of plotting a wave of killings and attacks in and around the capital during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police said on Monday. The Southeast Asian nation has been on high alert since gunmen allied with Islamic State carried out […]
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Mon 13 May 2019: Technical teams from Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached agreement on a new three-year, $6 billion bailout package, Pakistani Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh said on Sunday. Speaking on PTV television, he said the staff level agreement, which must still be approved by the IMF board of directors in Washington, […]
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