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Madrasa Head Teacher Arrested in Bangladesh for Raping Two, Molesting Half a Dozen Children
Abul Khair Belali, also an imam at a nearby mosque, was arrested Friday at the Kendua girls' madrasa after an 11-year-old student told her parents she had been raped by him
Starbucks Apologises After Employee in Arizona Store Asks Police Officers to Leave
The Tempe Officers Association said the officers had just bought their drinks and were standing together before their shift started when a barista, on behalf of a customer, requested them to leave.
Myanmar’s Temple City Bagan Awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status
Bagan includes more than 3,500 stupas, temples, monasteries and other structures built between the 11th and 13th centuries – and will likely be a boon to Myanmar’s tourist industry.
#ArrestAntiPakjournalists Tops Twitter Trends in Pakistan
The hashtag #ArrestAntiPakjournalists had dropped to second place by evening, but not before it had been used or forwarded more than 28,000 times.
Judge Blackmailed to Give Guilty Verdict, Says Nawaz Sharif's Daughter, Releases 'Confession' Video
The Imran Khan government termed the leaked video doctored and demanded its forensic audit, saying that "it is an attack on the judiciary".
Seven Children Among 20 Civilians Killed in Northwest Syria: Report
Idlib, a region of some three million people, many of whom fled former rebel-held areas retaken by the government, is the last major bastion of opposition to the Russia-backed Damascus government after eight years of civil war.
Half-naked and 'Speared' Activists Protest against Spanish Festival of Bull Running on Eve of San Fermin
The activists from Animal Naturalis, which organised the demonstration with another animal rights group PETA, taped the outlines of bulls on the floor as police would in a crime scene.
Russia Launches Soyuz Carrier Rocket with 33 Satellites from Vostochny Spaceport
Russia's Meteor-M No.2-2 hydrometeorological satellite was successfully put into a target orbit with a height of about 832 km, Roscosmos said in a live broadcast.
Police Break Up Huge 'Modern Day Slavery' Ring in UK, Eight Convicted
The group preyed on the homeless, former convicts and alcoholics in Poland and lured them to Britain with false promises of well-paid work. Some ended up being paid less than USD1 for a day's work and were held in squalid conditions.
Despite Protests from Egypt, Young Tutankhamen Head Set for London Auction at Christie's
The more than 3,000-year-old sculpture, on display at Christie's London auction house, shows the boy king taking the form of the ancient Egyptian god Amen.
6 Dead, 190 Injured as Tornado Hits Northeast China, More 'Extreme' Weather May Follow
The China's weather bureau on Tuesday said that climate change could cause more extreme weather events, following floods, drought and extreme high temperatures in some regions this year.
Iran to Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limit from Sunday, Says President Rouhani
Iran is acting on its May 8 threat to suspend parts of the 2015 nuclear agreement in response to US President Donald Trump's reimposition of crippling sanctions since withdrawing from it in May last year.
Two Pakistanis Returning from Umrah Shot Dead at Lahore International Airport
The firing, that injured one person and caused panic among hundreds, took place due to personal enmity. Both men were shot dead.
UN Chief Calls For Action to Avert Climate Change 'Catastrophe'
Climate disruption is happening now, It is progressing even faster than the world's top scientists have predicted, said the UN secretary general.
Donald Trump Meets Kim Jong Un at DMZ, Becomes First Sitting US President to Set Foot in North Korea
On Sunday, Donald Trump walked across the concrete blocks dividing North and South Korean territory in the Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula, where the two sides fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War.
Russia Will Do All It Can to Improve Ties with US, Says Vladimir Putin after Meeting Trump at G20
Trump later confirmed that Putin had invited him to a ceremony to mark 75 years since Russia's World War Two defeat of the Nazis.