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Japanese university told to compensate 13 women after exam discrimination
A medical school in Tokyo that made it harder for female students to pass entrance exams has been ordered to...
Xinjiang: UN team in China ahead of visit by human rights chief
A United Nations team is in China ahead of a visit to Xinjiang, in preparation for the human rights commissioner’s long sought...
Who is Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s new prime minister?
Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharifwas elected the country's 23rd prime minister on Monday, leading to hopes that he will be able...
Imran Khan: Pakistan PM on brink as confidence vote looms
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that if he is ousted from power, he will not recognise an opposition...
European Officials praise migrant reforms in Qatar
When Qatar won the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the triumphant Gulf State unveiled plans to host...
Violent clashes over hijab ban in southern India force schools to close
The Indian state of Karnataka has shut its schools for three days after the regional government backed schools imposing a...
Pakistan’s first female Supreme Court judge sworn in
Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge has been sworn in in the capital Islamabad. Ayesha Malik, 55, now sits on...
Kazakhstan unrest was coup attempt, says president
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described deadly violence last week as an attempted coup d'etat. He told leaders of a...
Map drawn from memory helps reunite kidnapped Chinese man with family
bbc- A Chinese man who was abducted over 30 years ago has been reunited with his biological mother after drawing...
Bangladesh ferry fire: Dozens killed near Jhalakathi
bbc- At least 37 people have been killed and about 100 others injured after a packed ferry caught fire in...
Death toll rises after train crash in Bavaria
Several people were killed and 40 more were injured on Friday when a regional passenger train derailed in the southern German...
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