Iranian rapper wins appeal against protests-linked death sentence
Al Jazeera :An Iranian rapper has won an appeal against his death sentence in relation to the country’s ongoing protests, while another man’s bid against...
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Pope urges end to ‘senseless’ Ukraine war in Christmas message
Al Jazeera :Pope Francis, in his traditional Christmas message, has appealed for an end to the “senseless” war in Ukraine and other conflicts, calling for...
Prachanda set to be new Nepal PM
Reuters :A former Maoist guerrilla who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal’s Hindu monarchy will take over as prime minister in alliance with the main...
Kurdish protest over Paris shooting turns violent
Reuters :Clashes broke out for a second day in Paris on Saturday between police and Kurdish protestors angry at the killing of three members of...
China stages ‘strike drills’ around Taiwan, citing provocation
Reuters :China’s military said it had conducted “strike drills” in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified “provocation” from the...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts in junta trial
AFP :A Myanmar junta court could hand down the final verdicts in an 18-month trial of Aung San Suu Kyi next week, closing the latest...
Heavy snowfall has caused 13 deaths and left more than 10,000 homes without power in Japan
Sky News :Recent snowfall across several regions in Japan has killed 13, injured more than 80 and left more than 10,000 households without power, says...
Rahul Gandhi’s cross-India march reaches capital city Delhi
Reuters :A cross-country march led by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reached the capital New Delhi on Saturday, hoping to regain some of the popularity...
Ukraine estimates grain harvest fell around 40 per cent
AFP :Ukraine estimates its grain harvest fell by around 40 percent year on year due to the Russian invasion, a representative for the country’s industry...
Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya for travelling ‘without official documents’
AFP :Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including children, for travelling “without official documents” as they tried to make their way to Malaysia,...
Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, freed from Nepal jail
BBC Online :A French serial killer known as The Serpent, convicted of several tourist murders in Asia in the 1970s, has been released from a...
Pakistan suicide car bombing kills one police official, injures others
Reuters :Suspected militants sped through a checkpoint in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Friday and blew themselves up as police gave pursuit, killing one officer...