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Maldives Must Let Ex-President Contest Election, Says UN Rights Group

Mohamed Nasheed was Maldives' first democratically elected leader, forced to quit by a mutiny (File)

Geneva:  The Maldives must quash the conviction of former president Mohamed Nasheed and allow him to stand for office, including in a presidential election later this year, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Monday.

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Bangladesh Woman Who Converted To Islam To Be Buried 4 Years After Death

Interfaith marriages are rare and controversial in Muslim-majority Bangladesh (Representational)

Bangladesh:  Bangladesh's highest court has ruled that a woman who took her life four years ago is a Muslim and can be buried alongside her husband, ending a high-profile legal battle over interfaith marriage.

The court ruled

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Seoul:  A discotheque hidden among the back alleys of eastern Seoul is packed with hundreds of grey-haired couples on a Monday afternoon, dancing to local hits from the 1960s in a basketball court-sized hall.Kim Sa-gyu, 85, calls it his "playground."

"What else would I do all day My family is busy with work. I hate going

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China Launches Website In Mandarin, English To Report Foreign Spies

Informants will be rewarded for discovering espionage equipment (Representational)

Beijing:  China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report national security threats such as bids to "overthrow the socialist system".

The website, www.12339.gov.c

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Years After His Hanging, Mystery Over Saddam Hussein's Resting Place

Some, including Baghdad resident Abu Samer, believe the Iraqi strongman is still out there

Al-Awjah:  In his native village of Al-Awjah, the mausoleum of Iraq's executed dictator Saddam Hussein has been reduced to broken concrete and tangled barbed wire, showing no trace of his remains.

The man who ruled Iraq with an iron

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Apple warned employees to stop leaking internal information on future plans and raised the specter of potential legal action and criminal charges, one of the most-aggressive moves by the world's largest technology company to cont
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