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,...
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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...
WHO chief very concerned about Covid situation in China
Reuters :The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said he was “very concerned” about an unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China, as...
Fiji military called in to ‘help maintain order’ after disputed election
Reuters :Fiji’s military will help police maintain law and order, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said on Thursday, citing growing concerns of ethnic tension after an...
Colombia negotiates purchase to 16 French fighter jets
AFP :Colombia is considering buying 16 Rafale fighter jets from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, the South American country’s presidency said on Wednesday, as it seeks...
Zelensky says US aid is not a charity
Reuters :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday directly appealed for long-term US support on his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion, saying aid was not...
2 killed, thousands without power as strong quake shakes California
Reuters :A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads and water systems and leaving...
Myanmar police arrest trafficking gang linked to deaths of 13 Rohingya
AFP :Myanmar police have arrested 12 suspected members of a human trafficking gang linked to the deaths of 13 Rohingya, the military said.Police raided a...
Malaysia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate
Reuters :Malaysian towns were left inundated with muddy water in the wake of torrential rains, footage shared on social media and verified by Reuters showed...
UK will maintain military aid to Ukraine in 2023: Sunak
Reuters :Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Monday the UK would next year “match or exceed” £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, during...
The world fears a new China Covid wave
Reuters :Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a Covid-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated...