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Spain starts to exhume bodies from Franco-era monument
Experts begin inspections of mausoleum where dictator Francisco Franco is buried along with victims of Spain civil war.
Iran police’s assault on woman over headscarf stirs debate
Women in Iran question the rule that they must wear the hijab in the street.
HRW report slams China’s ‘men only’ job culture
The landscape for the female workforce in China is deteriorating, says the report.
North Korea’s decision must not be lightly dismissed
Now there seems to be no reason why the meetings should not go ahead and Pyongyang rewarded for its show of goodwill.
A Cold War poison resurfaces in a quiet English town
Uglev says he is the scientist who first synthesised A-234 an odourless liquid deadlier than any other chemical weapons.
Armenian PM bows out, admits ‘I was wrong’
“Nikol Pashinyan was right, I was wrong,” the premier refers to the leader of the protests.
Sania Mirza says she’s pregnant
The baby is due in October, the tennis star’s father and coach Imran Mirza says.
Taliban attacks kill 14 troops, policemen in Afghanistan
KABUL/JALALABAD: Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday as Kabul ...
32 Chinese die in North Korea accident
China is investigating the cause of the accident and has deployed a team, including medical experts, to North Korea.
Van ploughs through Toronto pavement, kills 9
At least one witness describes the driver as appearing to deliberately target victims on his roughly mile-long rampage.
Mummified body near ex-shah’s tomb mystifies Iran
An official says there is “a possibility” that the body belonged to Reza Shah Pahlavi.
Kate gives birth to third child
The new prince is Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild and fifth-in-line to the British throne.
United States claims it is committed to destroying IS
“We stand with the people and government of Afghanistan in their fight against terrorism,” says US official.
Air strike kills over 20 wedding guests in Yemen; rebels accuse coalition of killing chief
SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing their political leader, Saleh...
World’s first penis, scrotum transplant done in US
The entire penis, scrotum without testicles and the partial abdominal wall came from a deceased donor.
Paris attacks suspect jailed for 20 years
Judge says Abdeslam and Ayari have been found guilty of “attempted terrorist murder” during the shootout in March 2016.
Watchdog warns of humanitarian crisis in Egypt’s Sinai
The military campaign against IS has included severe restrictions on the movement of people in northern Sinai.