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Pakistani lawyer who fought for unlawfully held is abducted
A Pakistani lawyer known for pursuing cases of those unlawfully detained by the country's security agencies was abducted overnight from his home in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, his son said Tuesday.
Unexploded land mines awful legacy of Afghan wars
When 9-year-old Eimal stepped out of his home in the Panjshir Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, he had no way of knowing that his life was about to change.
New study shows past climate, human impacts shape present mammal biodiversity
A new study by U.S. researchers shows that climate changes and human impacts over the last 100,000 years continue to shape patterns of tropical and subtropical mammal biodiversity today, according to a release of Arizona State University on Monday.
Melodies of chime concert to charm Beijing at New Year's eve
The National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will welcome the New Year with symphonic melodies and a bell-ringing ceremony on Dec. 31 in Beijing.
Gambian protesters demand president's resignation
Thousands of people staged a protest in Gambia's capital Banjul on Monday to demand President Adama Barrow resign in line with a three-year term of office he pledged in 2016 elections.
Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case
A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power, officials said.
Venezuela charges 4 anti-Maduro lawmakers with rebellion
Venezuela's Supreme Court opened criminal cases Monday against four National Assembly lawmakers opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of rebellion and treason for their part in a failed military uprising.
3rd night of clashes as Lebanon puts off talks on new PM
Supporters of Lebanon's two main Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal clashed with security forces and set fires to cars in the capital early Tuesday, apparently angered by a video circulating online that showed a man insulting Shiite figures.
Brazil's role questioned after UN global warming meeting
With the failure of the U.N. climate conference to produce an agreement, some Brazilians who participated in previous climate meetings say their country is now part of the problem in efforts to forge an international approach to global warming.
Indian students decry police as citizenship protests grow
Students involved in a massive weekend protest at a predominantly Muslim university in India's capital described a clash with baton-wielding police at a news conference Tuesday, while opposition grew nationwide against a new law that provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants.