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  • Sikh actor accepts airline’s apology, says respect religious sentiments

    Mr. Ahluwalia (41) was not allowed to board the Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York on Monday. He accepted an apology from the airline after Aeromexico pledged to improve its training for how to screen passengers with religious headwear, the Sikh Coalition, a ....

    Mr. Ahluwalia (41) was not allowed to board the Aeromexico flight from Mexico City to New York on Monday. He accepted an apology from the airline after Aeromexico pledged to improve its training for how to screen passengers with religious headwear, the Sikh Coalition, a ....

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  • Sanders, Trump display their might, sweep New Hampshire

    While Mr. Sanders had been an independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate and registered himself as a Democrat only in 2015, Mr. Trump has never contested for any political office as a Republican. And yet, both “outsiders” have won in the New H ....

    While Mr. Sanders had been an independent who caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate and registered himself as a Democrat only in 2015, Mr. Trump has never contested for any political office as a Republican. And yet, both “outsiders” have won in the New H ....

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  • Netanyahu to fence Israel for ‘protection from wild beasts’

    Mr. Netanyahu unveiled the proposal during a tour of the Jordan border area in Israel’s south, adding that the project would also be aimed at solving the problem of Hamas infiltration tunnels from Gaza, a recent source of renewed concern. Multi-year plan Mr. N ....

    Mr. Netanyahu unveiled the proposal during a tour of the Jordan border area in Israel’s south, adding that the project would also be aimed at solving the problem of Hamas infiltration tunnels from Gaza, a recent source of renewed concern. Multi-year plan Mr. N ....

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  • Russia proposes March 1 ceasefire in Syria; U.S. wants it now

    The United States has countered with demands for the fighting to stop immediately, the officials said. Peace talks are supposed to resume by Feb. 25. The talk of new ceasefire plans comes as the U.S., Russia and more than a dozen other countries meet in Munich to try ....

    The United States has countered with demands for the fighting to stop immediately, the officials said. Peace talks are supposed to resume by Feb. 25. The talk of new ceasefire plans comes as the U.S., Russia and more than a dozen other countries meet in Munich to try ....

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  • Should India get involved in Sri Lanka’s reform process?

    Ever since India and Sri Lanka signed the 1987 Accord, New Delhi has been stating that the 13th Amendment, an outcome of the Accord, should be implemented fully. The Amendment, despite weaknesses, paved the way for the establishment of Provincial Councils all over the c ....

    Ever since India and Sri Lanka signed the 1987 Accord, New Delhi has been stating that the 13th Amendment, an outcome of the Accord, should be implemented fully. The Amendment, despite weaknesses, paved the way for the establishment of Provincial Councils all over the c ....

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  • UN commissioner calls for return of land, de-militarisation in Sri Lanka

    Mr. Al Hussein told a press conference at the end of his four-day visit to Sri Lanka that “while some land has been returned in the Jaffna and Trincomalee areas, there are still large tracts which can and should be swiftly given back.”   (According t ....

    Mr. Al Hussein told a press conference at the end of his four-day visit to Sri Lanka that “while some land has been returned in the Jaffna and Trincomalee areas, there are still large tracts which can and should be swiftly given back.”   (According t ....

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  • China reports first case of imported Zika virus

    China has reported its first case of the Zika virus in a man who recently travelled to Venezuela. The National Health and Family Planning Commission says the 34-year-old man from the southern city of Ganzhou had been treated in Venezuela on January 28 before returning ho ....

    China has reported its first case of the Zika virus in a man who recently travelled to Venezuela. The National Health and Family Planning Commission says the 34-year-old man from the southern city of Ganzhou had been treated in Venezuela on January 28 before returning ho ....

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  • Pakistan okays plea to bring back Koh-i-Noor from U.K.

    Lahore High Court Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan on Monday overruled the objection by the court’s registrar office to the petition which has named Queen Elizabeth II and British High Commission in Pakistan respondents in the case. What is the basis? The plea fi ....

    Lahore High Court Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan on Monday overruled the objection by the court’s registrar office to the petition which has named Queen Elizabeth II and British High Commission in Pakistan respondents in the case. What is the basis? The plea fi ....

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  • Hong Kong ‘riots’ disrupt New Year

    Late on Monday, in the neighbourhood of Mong Kok — a shopping district, which was one of the epicentres of student protests in 2014 — clashes broke out after police ordered illegal street food hawkers to disperse. The quarrel apparently triggered a wave o ....

    Late on Monday, in the neighbourhood of Mong Kok — a shopping district, which was one of the epicentres of student protests in 2014 — clashes broke out after police ordered illegal street food hawkers to disperse. The quarrel apparently triggered a wave o ....

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  • Maldives judge held for warrant against President

    The former prosecutor-general, Muhthaz Muhsin, was released on Monday, but Ahmed Nihan, the judge, was remanded by the High Court for seven days, according to the Maldives Police Service. Warrant against President is false, say Maldives police Maldives Police said ....

    The former prosecutor-general, Muhthaz Muhsin, was released on Monday, but Ahmed Nihan, the judge, was remanded by the High Court for seven days, according to the Maldives Police Service. Warrant against President is false, say Maldives police Maldives Police said ....

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