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Myanmar rejects ICC probe into war crimes against Rohingya
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Nov 16 (ANI): Myanmar has rejected an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the country faces mounting international pressure over its treatment of the minority ethnic group.
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VoK points out Pak 'hypocrisy' over Kashmir issue
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 27 (ANI): Highlighting Pakistan's hypocrisy, Voice of Karachi (VoK) Chairman Nadeem Nusrat has asked Pakistan to address the discrimination faced by religious minorities and non-Punjabi ethnic groups instead of crying foul over the Kashmir issue.
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MQM leader questions Imran Khan's silence on oppression of Mohajirs, Baloc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 25 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain wrote an open letter to the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan questioning his silence on the oppression of Mohajirs, Balochs, Pashtuns and other non-Punjabi ethnic groups by the Pakistani military.
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Irregular heartbeat more common in American Indians: Study
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): From a number of other racial and ethnic groups, American Indians were found to have an irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation (AFib) more often.
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Mali: 95 killed in overnight attack on ethnic Dogan village
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Jun 10 (ANI): At least 95 people were killed in an overnight attack by unidentified gunmen in a village inhabited by the Dogon ethnic group in central Mali on Sunday.
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Mali's prime minister, cabinet resigns
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Apr 19 (ANI): Just months before the presidential elections, Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his cabinet resigned on Friday.
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Ethnic groups, minorities facing human rights violations in Pakistan: Alta
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 24 (ANI): Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder and leader Altaf Hussain said that it's now widely known that all forms of terrorism and religious extremism are born in Pakistan. He stated that all ethnic linguistic groups and religious minorities, for decades, have been fa
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India should pressurise Myanmar to take back Rohingyas: B'desh envoy
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Mohammad Ali on Friday urged India, as well as other countries of the region, to pressurise Myanmar to take back their citizens (Rohingyas) and give them their rights.
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Mohajirs demand redrawing of geographical boundaries within Pak
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 23 (ANI): Mohajirs-- Muslims who migrated to Pakistan from India during post-partition period-- demand redrawing of geographical boundaries in Pakistan in line with the true spirit of the 1940 Lahore Resolution and according to the aspirations of the country's
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Tangkhul Naga Community celebrates Seed Sowing Festival in metro cities
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 09 (ANI): In order to spread the cultural diversity of northeast and to preserve the ancient traditions, the Tangkhul Naga ethnic group hosted a seed sowing festval 'Luira Phanit' here.
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Ethiopian PM resigns amidst political turmoil
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 16 (ANI): Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn submitted his resignation on Thursday, in a bid to ease political turmoil in the country.
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Mera Hou Chongba: Manipur celebrates festival of oneness
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Manipur, known for its rich culture and harmonious co-existence of various ethnic groups, recently celebrated the festival of 'Mera Hou Chongba' at Manipur Royal Palace (Sana Konung) in Imphal at a large scale.
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