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North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life in prison

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com North Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced a Canadian pastor to life in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for what it called crimes against the

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Pentagon warns ISIS offshoot growing in Afghanistan, ‘operationally active’

The Pentagon delivered a warning Tuesday about the growth of the Islamic State offshoot in Afghanistan, saying the branch has become “more operationally active” there by carving out territory and

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Hit lists and Blogger Murders: SAARC countries in a state of fear and turmoil

It is with good reason that the “blogger murders” are the most fervently debated and discussed topics in Bangladesh today and who knows, perhaps maybe even in the world. These

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Maldives’ main bank announces 1 bln Hulhumale home finance fund

Bank of Maldives (BML) on Monday announced its decision to establish a MVR1 billion home finance fund to help the growing population of the reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Speaking during a

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Maldives polls body fines opposition over UN logo use

Electoral body fined main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and its ally Adhaalath Party Monday over events it had flagged as unlawful during a recent anti-government protest. In a statement,

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Maldives again hails climate pact as big victory for small nations

Maldives on Monday hailed the recently concluded global climate summit in France as a big victory for small island nations like the Maldives. Environment minister Thoriq Ibrahim, back from the

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Aasandha employs 11 with special needs

Aasandha, which offers the national healthcare insurance scheme of the Maldives, employed 11 special needs individuals and awarded them employment certificates on Monday.   The certificates were awarded by First

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Maldives govt moves to calm outrage over scholarship cap

Government on Tuesday moved quickly to calm outrage over the decision to limit the number of president’s scholarships awarded to A-Level examinations’ National Top 10 with a top official saying

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French teacher attacked by man claiming IS link

A hooded man claiming to be acting for Islamic State attacked a nursery school teacher with a knife-like weapon as he prepared for classes in a school north of Paris,

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Pakistan diplomat’s links with terror groups revealed

Police have found evidence of the terror links of a Pakistani diplomat, according to documents available with bdnews24.com. Some Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists recently arrested in Dhaka have blown

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