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Myanmar Soldiers Jailed for Rohingya Killings Freed After Less Than a Year
The soldiers were freed in November last year, meaning they served less than one year of their 10-year prison terms for the killings at Inn Din village.
Switzerland Steps Up Process to Share Banking Info, 11 Indians Get Notices in a Day
Since March, at least 25 notices have been issued by the Swiss authorities to Indian clients of Switzerland-based banks in which they have been given one last chance to appeal against sharing of their details with India.
Nobel Prize-winning Physicist Murray Gell-Man Passes Away at 89
Gell-Mann transformed physics by devising a method for sorting subatomic particles into simple groups of eight — based on electric charge, spin and other characteristics.
Donald Trump Becomes First Foreign Leader to Meet Japan's New Emperor
Naruhito, wearing a light blue tie, and his wife Empress Masako, who was in a white hat and jacket, accompanied Trump and his wife Melania, who wore a summery white dress and tall red high heels.
Iraqi Court Sentences Three French Members of ISIS to Death
They were the first French IS members to receive death sentences in Iraq, where they were transferred for trial from neighboring Syria.
3 Killed, 28 Injured as Blast Rocks Mosque in Pakistan
The blast came days after terrorists attacked the Pearl Continental luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, killing at least eight persons, including four civilians and a Pakistan Navy soldier.
An Unexpected Visitor: Donald Trump Set to Attend Sumo Showdown as Japan Remains Split Over Invitation
Opinion in Japan is split over the decision to invite the outspoken president to present a custom-made "Trump Cup" to the winning wrestler in Tokyo this weekend -- an unorthodox turn in a sport steeped in history and solemn ceremony.
Wikipedia Asks European Rights Court to Lift Turkey Ban
Turkey blocked all access in April 2017 over entries the government said linked Turkish authorities to terrorist activities.
Imam Killed, 16 Injured After Bomb Planted in Microphone Tears Kabul Mosque
No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack but both the Taliban and the Islamic State group regularly stage attacks in the country's capital.
Apprehended at US-Mexico Border, Guatemalan Teenager Dies in Custody
The boy, Carlos Hernandez, was apprehended by US Border Patrol agents on May 13 after crossing the border illegally near Hidalgo.
Call Our Leader Abe Shinzo, Not Shinzo Abe: Japan's Request to the English-speaking World
In Japanese, people are referred to by their family name first, followed by a given name, the same pattern as used by Chinese and Korean.
Fool of Low IQ: North Korea State Media Hits Out at 'Imbecile' Joe Biden
It accused Biden of 'slandering the supreme leadership' of North Korea and said the former senator had become 'reckless and senseless, seized by ambition for power'.
Apa Sherpa Wants to Help Children Climb New Types of Heights
As a boy growing up in Nepal, Sherpa dreamed of becoming a doctor, but poverty and lack of education steered him to a far more dangerous path: Working as a guide on Mount Everest.
'It is The Nature of Grotesque Things That You Can't Look Away' Pete Buttigieg on Trump's Tweets
Asked how he responds to Trump's tweets and name-calling, including referring to Buttigieg as Alfred E. Neumann, the "Mad" magazine character, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, responded, "I don't care."
Venezuelan Soldiers Oversee Fuel Rationing in Some Towns Amid Shortages
In the western city of San Cristóbal, close to the Colombian border, National Guard soldiers in anti-riot gear limited gasoline sales to 40 litres (10.6 gallons) per vehicle, witnesses said - roughly equivalent to a full tank on a compact vehicle.
French Woman Whose Husband Died in Ethiopian Airlines Crash Sues Boeing for $276 Million
The complaint alleges Boeing failed to inform pilots properly about the risks posed by software meant to prevent the 737 MAX from stalling which repeatedly lowered the plane's nose due to a faulty sensor data, according to US attorney Nomaan Husain.