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March 20, 2019
Toqaev Sworn In As Kazakhstan's Acting President
March 20, 2019
U.S. Official: Iran Destabilizing Region, Heightening Risks Of Arms Race
March 20, 2019
A Female Afghan Lawmaker Slapped A Cop. She Says He Deserved It. Now She's Wanted For Questioning
March 19, 2019
Taliban Captures 58 Afghan Security Forces, Defense Ministry Says
March 19, 2019
U.S. 'To End Contacts' With Afghan Security Adviser Mohib Following Verbal Attack
March 18, 2019
Pakistan Declares National Day Of Mourning To Honor New Zealand Victims
March 17, 2019
Four Killed, Seven Injured By Bomb Blast On Pakistani Railway
March 17, 2019
Iran’s President Launches New South Pars Gas Projects
March 17, 2019
Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers Killed By Taliban As Government Suffers Setbacks
March 17, 2019
Nine Pakistanis, Two Afghans Among Those Killed In New Zealand Mosque Attacks
March 17, 2019
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Killing Afghan TV Journalist
March 16, 2019
Pakistan PM Hails Afghan Peace As Within Reach
March 16, 2019
Eyewitness Describes Terror Of New Zealand Mosque Attack
March 16, 2019
Suspect In New Zealand Mosque Shootings Officially Charged With Murder
March 16, 2019
UN Manages Only Temporary Afghan Mission Rollover After U.S.-China Spat
March 15, 2019
Christchurch Attacks: Suspect Took Inspiration From Former Yugoslavia's Ethnically Fueled Wars
March 15, 2019
New Zealand PM: 49 Killed In 'Terror Attack' On Two Mosques
March 15, 2019
Residents Of Two Kyrgyz Villages Evacuated After Deadly Border Clashes
March 14, 2019
Afghan Official, U.S. Publicly Clash Over Khalilzad's Conduct In Taliban Peace Talks
March 14, 2019
Iranian Rights Lawyer Sotoudeh Faces Long Prison Term, Lashes

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer known for defending women's rights, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term and 148 lashes, according to her husband. The charges include "colluding against the system" and "insulting" Iran's supreme leader.

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