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European airlines can force Muslim air hostesses to take off their veils
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Heartbreaking photos of Manila's slum children working at deadly charcoal kilns
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North Korean nuclear scientist who defected to China commits suicide after being sent back
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UN human rights chief resigns after clashes with the US, Russia and China
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Sudanese refugees 'tortured' after Belgium repatriates them
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Triple Talaq: Europe's top court says Islamic instant divorce is 'not legal under EU law
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Trump officials shackled Somali immigrants in 'slave ship conditions' for two days on plane
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Indonesia jails 10 gay men after police raid sauna sex party
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El Salvador upholds 30-year homicide sentence for woman who suffered 'stillbirth'
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Pop singer jailed in Egypt for eating banana 'in a suggestive manner'
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Buffer zones are needed around abortion clinics to prevent harassment by pro-life protesters say MPs
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String of US Air Force Cadets sexually assaulted at training academy
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