Bangladesh: Outcry over video of boy, 13, beaten to death

DHAKA, July 14 (NsNewsWire) — Thousands of people in Bangladesh are demanding justice for a teenage boy who was beaten to death by a group of men who filmed themselves laughing and jeering as they carried out the attack. A video of the 13-year-old’s murder has gone viral on social media, reports BBC. The killers […]

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Thailand’s repatriation of illegal immigrants to China lawful, experts say

BEIJING, July 13 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s recent repatriation of over 100 illegal immigrants to China conforms with international practice as the crackdown on illegal immigration is an international responsibility and obligation, overseas officials, experts and scholars said. Thailand on Thursday repatriated a total of 109 illegal immigrants to China, who had been on their way […]

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Suu Kyi’s NLD to participate in historic Myanmar polls in Nov.

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has announced that her party would participate in the historic polls on November 8. According to the Dawn, Suu Kyi vowed that her party would amend the Constitution that bars her from the presidency if it wins, reports ANI. It will be the first general election in a quarter […]

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UNESCO names 24 new world heritage sites

BERLIN, July 9 (NsNewsWire) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee has concluded its annual meeting in Bonn, Germany after inscribing 24 new sites into the World Heritage List, reports Xinhua. In the past 10 days, over 2,000 delegates from around 160 countries gathered at the western German city […]

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Xi calls for joint Chinese-Indian efforts in building stronger BRICS partnership

UFA, Russia, July 9 (NsNewsWire) — China and India should work together to build a closer, more comprehensive and firmer partnership among the BRICS countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday. Xi made the remarks when meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the southwestern Russian city of Ufa ahead of two multilateral […]

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Survey reveals disparities despite remarkable progress in Bangladesh women, children’s welfare

DHAKA, July 5 (NsNewsWire) — Despite remarkable progress being made in many areas of the wellbeing of women and children of Bangladesh, large disparities remain between households from different geographical regions; rural and urban areas; households with different wealth and education levels of mothers, reveals a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)-UNICEF survey released today. The […]

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Alwaleed Philanthropies grants 10,000 housing units and 10,000 cars to Saudis

JEDDAH, July 5 (NsNewsWire) —  As an expression of his gratitude to the Saudi nation and its people, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud has announced the resumption of the two Alwaleed philanthropic projects that consist of providing 10,000 housing units to Saudi citizens, which is part of his development housing initiative, in addition […]

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