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South Asia
India’s sex workers seek decriminalization of prostitution
Soliciting, running a brothel and pimping is illegal in India but the law is vague on prostitution itself. Sex workers are hoping the Supreme Court’s ruling will force the government to decriminalize the industry, as they say they are tired of being randomly targeted by police. According to the…
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23-year-old serial rapist admits murder of 38 kids in India
A 23-year-old, Ravinder Kumar was arrested a week prior for the murder of a minor. Since then, he has admitted his involvement in 38 cases of murder and rape of minors at different places in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in India. Kumar claims that he sexually abused corpses…
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West Asia
Explosion in Saudi Capital Riyadh
A car exploded at a checkpoint in Riyadh near Saudi Arabia’s highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said. According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia is a target for militant groups including Islamic State, which has called on supporters to…
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West Asia
2,700 migrants rescued off Italian coast
Around 2,700 migrants were rescued Wednesday off the coast of Italy, as Europe struggles to deal with a swelling tide of arrivals from across the Mediterranean, says AFP. The migrants were saved in 13 separate operations near Sicily as they sailed for Europe mainly aboard inflatable boats, the coast guard…
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Syria and Libya among countries banned for South Koreans
South Korea’s foreign ministry announced it has decided to extend its travel restrictions on six countries for another six-month period, citing high safety risks, according to Yonhap news agency. South Korea will maintain entry restrictions on Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya. The order will be effective through Jan.…
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West Asia
Morocco’s Homophobic statement on Mob Attack
In the wake of a mob attack on a man in Fez on June 29, 2015, Justice Minister Moustapha Ramid has said the assailants should be prosecuted and two suspects are in custody, he has made several anti-gay statements since the assault. He said that homosexuals should avoid “provoking society,”…
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West Asia
Bahrain rights campaigner freed from jail
Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has been pardoned by King Hamad after serving three months of a six-month jail sentence, the official BNA news agency has reported. The king made the order because of fears over Mr Rajab’s health, it said. An appeals court in May upheld the six-month…
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US, Iran reach new deal, curbing Iran’s nuclear bomb ambition
Iran and six major world powers agreed to a nuclear deal on Tuesday, concluding more than a decade of negotiations that could transform the Middle East. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed a step towards a “more hopeful world” and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said it proved that “constructive engagement works”.…
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West Asia
UAE executes woman for killing American teacher
The United Arab Emirates has executed a woman convicted of stabbing to death an American teacher in December 2014. Alaa Badr Abdullah al-Hashemi, a 30-year-old Emirati, was found guilty last month of the murder of Ibolya Ryan. The 47-year-old’s body was discovered in the toilets of a shopping centre in…
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Nat Geo’s famed Afghan girl whereabouts investigated in Pakistan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has raided the residence of famous Afghan girl, Sharbat Bibi in Peshawar city of Pakistan. The raid was conducted at the address provided by Sharbat Bibi in her National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) form.During the raid, Sharbat Bibi was not present at the…
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