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The Latest: Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules
World
March 16, 2020
The Latest: Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
World
February 26, 2020
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
World
February 18, 2020
‘Tiger widows’ shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh
Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbors and branded a witch. Mosammat Rashida’s crime? Her husband was killed by…
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
World
January 21, 2020
Countries around world gear up response to new coronavirus
BEIJING (AP) — Countries in Asia and elsewhere have begun body temperature checks at airports, railway stations and along highways…
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
World
January 16, 2020
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An island in Bangladesh that was regularly submerged during monsoon seasons is ready to house 100,000…
Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill
World
December 10, 2019
Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill
Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown…
Eight dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
World
November 10, 2019
Eight dead as Cyclone Bulbul smashes into India, Bangladesh coasts
Eight people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed…
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
World
August 29, 2019
Bangladeshis speak up about ‘rampant’ rapes in Islamic schools
Former Bangladeshi students are turning to social media to detail allegations of “rampant” sex abuse at the hands of teachers…
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
World
August 22, 2019
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
World
August 21, 2019
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar into Bangladesh two years ago, local communities were mostly welcoming. Today that…