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More than 600 Pakistani girls sold as brides in China

Pakistan's biggest case against the traffickers has fallen apart. Of the 52 Chinese nationals charged, a court in Punjab acquitted 31 while another 21 Chinese defendants left the country after they were granted bail.

Turkey arrests four of Baghdadi's relatives - prosecutor

Kirsehir's prosecutor’s office said that 25 of dead Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's close relatives had been remanded in an anti-terror operation.

Ayodhya verdict is a blow to India's Muslims and its secular constitution

The contentious 135-year dispute over the Babri mosque has finally come to an end, and a temple will now replace the mosque built on the orders of the first Mughal King, Babur.

Turkey captures sister of Daesh chief killed in US raid

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's 65-year-old sister, known as Rasmiya Awad, was captured in a raid on Monday evening on a trailer container she was living in with her family near the town of Azaz in Aleppo province.

Afghan official calls for Taliban ceasefire as proof control of forces

Afghanistan's national security advisor Hamdullah Mohib, a strong critic of earlier US-Taliban negotiations that excluded his government, said the Taliban no longer operate as a cohesive body and some commanders may have joined Daesh.

India 'hand picks' far-right EU parliamentarians to assess troubled Kashmir

The visit drew ire from rights activists and leaders of the opposition as the ruling BJP has barred foreign journalists and independent groups from visiting Kashmir, where a clampdown on dissent has continued since August 5.

China's silent foray into Nepal

Chinese premier Xi Jinping visited Nepal recently, where China’s influence has grown rapidly, prompting Washington to push back – but is it ‘too little, too late’?

Calm in Iraqi capital after bloody night of protests

The United Nations had earlier urged for an end to violence in Iraq, during six days of anti-government rallies marred by the killing of over 100 people, mainly protesters.

US vaping-related deaths rise to 18, illnesses surpass 1,000 - CDC

Public health officials are still at a loss to explain the cause of the severe lung illnesses, which have now reached 1,080 cases across 48 states and one US territory so far, up from 805 cases last week.

China to send its top trade negotiator to US for talks

Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington for the negotiations, Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said.

Irish border controls needed in no-deal Brexit - EU's Juncker

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the Irish​-British border should be controlled if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal while the British government will be responsible for that.

The Yemen war's latest casualty is the press

The last surviving English paper in Yemen, the Yemen Observer, printed its final issue this year while only a handful of Arabic papers remain.