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Sabarimala: At least 30 women from rights group to attempt visit to shrine on Sunday; govt guarantees security

Around 30 to 40 women from a Chennai-based rights group are expected to reach Sabarimala on Sunday, in another attempt to enter the iconic Kerala shrine.

Rohingya refugees flee Bangadeshi camps to avoid being repatriated to Myanmar; seek guaranteed citizenship, other rights

Rohingya Muslims were fleeing Bangladeshi refugee camps to avoid being repatriated to Myanmar later this week, community leaders said Monday. Authorities plan to begin returning Rohingya refugees, who have fled what the UN has called ethnic cleansing, to the Buddhist majority country from Thursday.

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start repatriating Rohingya refugees in November

More than 720,000 of Myanmar's stateless Rohingya fled a brutal military crackdown in August last year, taking shelter in crowded camps in Bangladesh.

Tibetan student immolates self: Rights group

An overseas rights group says a Tibetan student has died after setting himself on fire in the first such protest in five months.

'Strong evidence' that Syrian regime behind chemical attack: Human Rights Watch

An international human rights group says evidence "strongly suggest" that Syrian government forces fired rockets with warheads containing a nerve agent into a Damascus suburb in August, killing hundreds of people there