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World, Asia, 28 Dec 2016
Afghanistan: Taliban behead woman for entering village without husband
Under the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islam, women are banned from leaving their houses unless accompanied by a close male relative.
28 Dec 2016 8:54 PM
Bangladesh: Police arrest 5 suspected militants for New Year 'terror plot'
The five were believed to be members of a faction of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) group.
28 Dec 2016 5:08 PM
Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor pilgrimage to underscore ‘alliance of hope’
Abe and Obama will speak at Pearl Harbor to mark the historic occasion.
28 Dec 2016 3:53 AM
Agni-V test: China calls for strategic balance in South Asia
The reference to the strategic balance in South Asia apparently alluded to the military balance between India and Pakistan.
28 Dec 2016 3:22 AM
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