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18 dead, 200 injured as police, protesters clash in Kashmir

  Srinagar / AFP Protesters and government forces in Indian Kashmir clashed for a second day on Sunday as anger over the death of an influential rebel leader boiled over, with 18 people killed in some of the worst civilian unrest to hit the region since 2010. Another 200 people have been wounded in the violence, many of them protesters …

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Bangladesh bans TV station, tracks students after attacks

  Dhaka / AFP Bangladesh moved to counter a deadly wave of extremist attacks Sunday, ordering an Islamic television station to stop broadcasting and telling schools to report any missing students. The measures come after several extremists were reported to be fans of the television channel, while others were found to be from elite universities but had been missing for …

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Obama meets Spanish King on symbolic but curtailed trip

  Madrid / AFP Barack Obama met Spain’s King Felipe in Madrid on Sunday, during a symbolic but abbreviated first presidential trip to Spain in the wake of America’s latest spasm of violence. Obama is squeezing in a visit to a key NATO and EU partner before dashing home to deal with the aftermath of a wrenching shooting in Dallas. …

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