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Muslim women gather to participate in a march against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi. (AP File Photo)

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Wear all-covering burqa, Taliban tells Afghan women

Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men

7 May 2022 9:52 PM GMT

Demonstrators march down the streets after protesting outside of the U.S. Courthouse in response to a leaked draft of the Supreme Courts opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, in Los Angeles, March 3, 2022. (AP)

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Abortion battles in US fire up after Supreme Court leak

Roughly half of U.S. states are expected to move quickly to ban or greatly restrict abortion if Roe is overturned

5 May 2022 7:32 AM GMT

People walk past the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine, following a March 16, 2022, bombing of the theater, which was used as a shelter, in an area now controlled by Russian forces on Monday, April 4. (AP/Alexei Alexandrov, File)

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Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia of resorting to the missile terrorism tactics in order to spread...

5 May 2022 5:03 AM GMT

Sri Lankans protesting against the economic crisis lie on the road outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksas official residence demanding the government step-down in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Lankan Parliament crucial session after Oppn moves no-trust motion...

Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the proposal for a new...

4 May 2022 5:36 AM GMT

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialised fields.

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US announces 1.5-year extension for some expiring immigrant work...

The move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday will go into effect from May 4, 2022

4 May 2022 4:57 AM GMT

People arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP/Francisco Seco)

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TASS: more than 1 million Ukrainians taken to Russia

Civilians were evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous regions of Donetsk, Lugansk and other...

3 May 2022 6:49 AM GMT

Civil evacuees sit in a bus in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Bezimenne, about 20 kilometres east of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

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Ukraine to evacuate more civilians from besieged Mariupol

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the successful operation and said more evacuations were expected Monday

2 May 2022 7:42 AM GMT

Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP file photo)

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Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all...

29 April 2022 8:30 PM GMT

A destroyed tank and a damaged apartment building from heavy fighting are seen in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

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Russia cuts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, West vows arms for Kyiv

Two months into the fighting, Western arms have helped Ukraine stall Russia's invasion, but Kyiv leaders said they need...

27 April 2022 7:51 AM GMT

Several strains of bird flu have been found among animals in China but mass outbreaks in humans are rare. (Representational image: AFP file photo)

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China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a...

27 April 2022 6:40 AM GMT

$Sri Lankan university students march during a protest over the countrys worst economic crisis in decades in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Banner in Sinhalese reads, \lower taxes and prices\ (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)$ World

Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank

The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to...

26 April 2022 8:02 AM GMT

Russian tanks roll along a street in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

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US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia

In meetings with Zelenskyy U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US had approved a $165 million sale of...

25 April 2022 7:49 AM GMT