Nigeria customs: weapons ship sailed from India An illegal shipment of military-grade armaments seized in Nigeria came from a ship that had just left India, officials said Thursday, as investigators continued to trace the weapons’ origins. Anti-nuclear protests in Berlin target Merkel Greenpeace activists rappelled from the roof of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party headquarters to…
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Do human rights exist? Some people may take this as satire. I couldn’t possibly comment. But all these arguments have been made to delegitimise religion The essential point about human rights is that there is no evidence whatsoever that they actually exist. Children are born without any belief in them and they were certainly never…
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India, China accelerate diplomatic engagement amid tensions India, China accelerate diplomatic engagement amid tensionsIndia, China accelerate diplomatic engagement amid tensions India summons Nepal envoy for attack on ambassador With Nepal failing to take any action against a former Maoist minister who led an attack against the Indian ambassador, India’s foreign ministry has taken up the…
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US seeks Pakistan support for Afghan talks The Obama administration says Pakistan should support Afghanistan’s peace talks with the Taliban and is pressing Pakistan to take stronger military action against militant groups sheltering within its borders. Terrorism control centre opens Prime Minister Julia Gillard has opened a new counter-terrorism control centre in Canberra. Anti-abortion rights…
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Human Rights Museum will pay property taxes The President and CEO of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says he wants to set the record straight. Stuart Murray tells CJOB that Winnipeggers need to know the Museum is going to pay it’s full share of taxes. Pandit Youth to protest at JK CM residence Jammu,…
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UN political chief urges swift action to meet peace process deadline in Nepal UNITED NATIONS : The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe on Thursday said that swift action is needed to overcome Nepal’s political impasse in order to meet the peace process deadline in Nepal. UN political chief urges swift action to…
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China implored to respect human rights New York, Oct 12 : Four independent United Nations human rights experts on Monday welcomed the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo of China who is currently imprisoned, appealing to the Asian nation to release all people detained for peacefully exercising their right to freedom…
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Heavy rainfall inundates costal areas in Bangladesh Two local residents run through an inundated area in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, Oct. 9, 2010. Heavy rainfall and tidal surge have inundated many costal areas in Bangladesh. India-Japan nuclear talks inconclusive NEW DELHI: India and Japan ended the second round of talks on a civil nuclear agreement…
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Abuse of maids in Kuwait rising-Human Rights Watch KUWAIT CITY – Abuse of domestic workers in Kuwait is rising, and maids in the Gulf emirate face prosecution when they try to escape, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. 4 Bangladeshi nationals arrested on Indo-Pak border Four Bangladeshi nationals were arrested when they were trying to…
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