Malaysia court lifts stay on deportation of 114 Myanmar nationals
Reuters :A Malaysian court on Tuesday lifted a stay on the deportation of 114 Myanmar nationals, raising concerns among rights groups they would be sent...
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Six dead in shooting at remote Australian property
BBC Online :Six people, including two police officers, have been fatally shot after a suspected ambush at a remote Australian property.Police said they had been...
Congress leader arrested for ‘kill Modi to save Constitution’ remarks
PTI :Indian Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh minister Raja Pateria was arrested on Tuesday, a day after a video of him urging people to...
India reports injuries on both sides in minor border clash with China
Reuters :Indian troops prevented Chinese soldiers from entering Indian territory on 9 December during a border scuffle that led to injuries on both sides, India’s...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian girl in West Bank
Reuters :Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian girl during a raid in the volatile city of Jenin on Sunday, the Palestinian health ministry...
Biden underscores support for Ukraine in call with Zelensky
The Guardian : US president Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, reiterating Washington’s strong support for the war-torn country and welcoming...
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth after test flight to Moon
Al Jazeera :NASA’s Orion capsule has splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after making an uncrewed voyage around the Moon, winding up the inaugural mission...
Iran strengthens political, economic hold over Iraq
AFP :Sanctions-hit Iran is consolidating its hold over neighbouring Iraq, an economic lifeline where pro-Tehran parties dominate politics, all to the chagrin of the United...
Twenty seven bodies dumped by the roadside in Zambia
BBC Online :The bodies of 27 people, believed to be migrants from Ethiopia, have been “dumped” by the roadside in Ngwerere area north of Zambia’s...
Activists warn a toothless UN nature pact will fail
AFP :The world’s next global pact for nature is doomed without clear mechanisms for implementing targets, conservation groups said Saturday on the sidelines of UN...
Cyclone Mandous kills 4 in Tamil Nadu
Reuters :A cyclonic storm killed at least four people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu today, the top state official said, as heavy...
China’s Xi calls for oil trade in yuan at Gulf summit in Riyadh
Reuters :President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a move that would...