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Two dead, dozens injured in Bangladesh clashes as election nears

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DHAKA  – Political clashes in Bangladesh left two campaign workers dead and injured dozens more, police said on Wednesday, as tensions soared before a general election on Dec. 30. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the ruling Awami League Party is seeking a third straight term as formal election […]

Insight: As election nears, religious tensions surge in an Indian village

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NAYABANS, India – Nayabans isn’t remarkable as northern Indian villages go. Sugar cane grows in surrounding fields, women carry animal feed in bullock carts through narrow lanes, people chatter outside a store, and cows loiter. But this week, the village in Uttar Pradesh state became a symbol of […]

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