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Mahsa Amini, who was detained last Tuesday after Irans so-called morality police found fault with her headscarf. (Photo: Twitter)

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Protesters tear-gassed at rally over custodial death of woman held for...

TEHRAN: Iranian police fired tear gas to disperse a protest in the western, mainly Kurdish city of Sanandaj, where...

19 Sept 2022 4:03 PM IST

Sali Hafiz streamed a live video of her raid, in which she could be heard yelling at employees to release a sum of money while entrances to the bank were sealed. (Photo: Twitter)

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Wave of Lebanon bank -'heists-' to seize back frozen savings

GHAZIYEH: A man held up a Lebanese bank to withdraw his frozen savings Friday, the latest in a string of...

16 Sept 2022 4:43 PM IST

Ukraine said on Friday it had counted 450 graves at just one burial site near Izyum, which was seized back by Ukrainian forces. (Photo: Twitter

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UN wants to send team to probe mass grave in Ukraine-'s Izyum

GENEVA: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' office said on Friday it wanted to send a team to Izyum to verify...

16 Sept 2022 4:17 PM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders summit in Samarkand on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

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Xi, Putin meet in Uzbekistan as Ukraine war dominates

SAMARKAND: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met for talks on boosting ties between their...

15 Sept 2022 8:17 PM IST

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Woman robs defaulting bank to pay for -'ill sister-'s-' treatment;...

BEIRUT: A Lebanese woman held up a Beirut bank on Wednesday and reportedly walked out with thousands of dollars to fund...

14 Sept 2022 4:13 PM IST

$Britains Queen Elizabeth smiles after awarding Captain Sir Thomas Moore his knighthood during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The former British colony of Barbados, once known as \Little England,\ announced Tuesday, Sept. 15, that it plans to replace the monarch with its own head of state in time for next years 55th independence anniversary. (AP)$ World