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Afghanistan remains one of the most world’s most hostile countries for gays and lesbians.

A Ukranian family displaced by war struggles to build a new life in a new community.

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The military operation was seen as a key first test for the U.S.-backed units.

Indonesia plans to execute 16 people after Ramadan

The executions are likely to take place by firing squad on the prison island of Nusakambangan.

Egypt ran a sexually suggestive commercial during Ramadan. It got banned.

Many complain that commercial is disrespectful toward women and could encourage sexual harassment.

Right-wing Indian group throws a birthday party for ‘saviour of humanity’ Donald Trump

The group says that Trump is its "hero" and the "messiah against Islamic terror."

The French president called for increased security measures.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry called for a recall referendum and the release of Venezuela’s political prisoners.

Russia was threatened with disqualification from Euro 2016 tournament after melee.

To better understand and predict South Asia’s seasonal monsoon, scientists are getting ready to release robots in the Bay of Bengal in a study of how ocean conditions might affect rainfall patterns.

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The reaction to the Florida massacre in Kabul was muted — and wary.

Anger and sympathy mix with fear that the attack will inflame an already polarized election campaign.

Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man whose mental state has deteriorated and he should be hospitalized and not jailed, a psychologist called by his defense testified at the start of a new sentencing hearing Monday.

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As public protector, Thulisile Madonsela has taken on the government at every level, including the presidency.

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The brief marriage was marked by domestic violence, she said.

The Scandinavian country still answers to Brussels, even though it is outside the E.U.

A man threw a bottle at the ticket counter and then slashed his neck, authorities said.

Since a teen’s death in January, the government has moved to ban the colonial-era practice.

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Nearly half of the people slain in an Orlando nightclub were Puerto Ricans, the island’s justice secretary said Tuesday, compounding the shock for the territory’s gay community and society as a whole.

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Relatives of a Canadian man beheaded by Islamic militants in the Philippines said Tuesday that they agree with Canada’s policy of not paying ransom for hostages.

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The United Nations said Tuesday it has verified that 80,000 people have fled a conflict that began in January in Darfur’s Jebel Marra region, a stronghold of a Sudan Liberation Army faction which is one of the main rebel groups fighting Sudanese security forces.

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Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday she would favor new elections to help Latin America’s largest nation emerge from a political crisis — if she is first returned to office.

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The first day of peace talks between Philippine communist rebels and the incoming government of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has concluded Tuesday on an optimistic note.

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An Islamic cleric left Australia late Tuesday after comments he made against homosexuality sparked a government review of his visa, officials said Wednesday.

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