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Beijing, Sept 24: China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a "massive crackdown" in the far western region of Xinjiang, Amnesty International said in a new report on Monday. Beijing has ramped up restrictions on Muslim minorities to combat what it calls Islamic extremism and separatist elements in the far western province. But critics say the

Colombo, Sept 24: Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Maldives' presidential election, results showed on Monday, a surprise defeat for President Abdulla Yameen following a campaign observers said was rigged in the strongman's favour. Results released by the Elections Commission early Monday morning showed Solih had secured 58.3 percent of the popular vote. India welcomes election

United Nations, Sept 23: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said he is 'alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire' in Libya's capital Tripoli, and condoled loss of lives in violence. In August, violence increased rapidly in the city, with rival militias fighting and with tanks and heavy artillery deployed into residential neighborhoods, a United Nations

Geneva, Sept 23: Pakistani Christians living in Europe and the United Kingdom gathered in front of Palais Wilson, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and demanded justice and equal rights for the minorities in Pakistan. Holding placards which read "Save Pakistani Christians", "Stop Human Rights Violations against Christians in Pakistan" and "Abolish

Shangai, Sept 22: China has shut down more than 4,000 websites and online accounts in a three-month campaign against "harmful" online information, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, citing the country's illegal publication watchdog. China keeps the internet under tight control and has been cracking down on a range of illegal online activities including pornography, gambling

Islamabad, Sept 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he is "disappointed" by India's decision to call off a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of UN General Assembly next week and termed it "arrogant and negative." "Disappointed at the arrogant & negative response by India to my call for resumption of the peace dialogue," Khan said in a

Islamabad, Sept 22: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday expressed disappointment at India calling off a meeting between him and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New York and alleged that "internal pressure" forced New Delhi to make the "unfortunate" move. India cited the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of postal stamps

Washington, Sept 22: The Trump administration Saturday told a federal court that its decision to revoke work permits to H-4 visas holders, who are primarily spouses of H-1B foreign guest workers, is expected within the next three months. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its latest court filing Saturday told the US District Court in District of Columbia that it was “making a solid and

New Delhi, Sept 22: In a significant development, a French media report quoted former French President Francois Hollande as purportedly saying that the Indian government proposed Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal and France did not have a choice. Reacting to Hollande's remark that is at variance with the stand taken by the Indian

Sept 21: A woman armed with a handgun opened fire on Thursday on co-workers at a Marylanddistribution centre for the Rite Aid drugstore chain, killing three people and wounding three others before taking her own life, the Harford County sheriff said. The shooting unfolded shortly after the suspect, a temporary employee there, reported for work around 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) at the warehouse in