Panama police apologize
BSS :Panama’s police force apologized Friday for participating in an Israeli-run training course that showed officers shooting at targets that appeared to depict people dressed...
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Qataris cast ballots in first legislative elections
AL Jazeera :Qataris have begun voting in the country’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, in a vote that has stirred...
US Women battle for abortion rights
BSS :The abortion rights battle takes to the streets across America on Saturday, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new “Women’s March”...
Record 38 Chinese jets enter Taiwan defence zone
BSS :A record 38 Chinese military jets crossed into Taiwan’s defence zone as Beijing marked the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Taipei said...
At least 12 killed in highway accident in northeastern Brazil
Xinhua, Brazil : At least 12 people were killed and more than 20 injured after a truck crashed into a bus and a van on...
It is a circus’: Philippine election season kicks off
BSS :The Philippines’ election season kicked off on Friday with TV celebrities, political scions and at least one inmate expected to be among thousands of...
Sri Lanka lifts virus lockdown
AFP :Sri Lanka on Friday lifted a near six-week lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus but maintained a night curfew and a ban on...
North Korea fires anti-aircraft missile ahead of UN SC meeting
BSS :North Korea has successfully fired a new anti-aircraft missile, the state media said on Friday, ahead of the United Nations Security Council’s preparation to...
Kenyan women in trouble for abortion
BSS :Victoria Atieno was waiting at a Nairobi bus stop when she felt blood gush from her body, the result of a secret, self-induced abortion-a...
Tornado damages homes, power lines
BSS :A tornado ploughed through a rural area west of Sydney on Thursday, damaging homes and scarring a tract of countryside. The Bureau of Meteorology...
For residents of Syria camp, slow death or risky exit
BSS :A slow death if they stay or possible detention if they leave: the last residents of a Syria desert camp face an unenviable choice...
Myanmar anti-coup resistance drags military into bloody stalemate
BSS :Corpses piled high next to a rice field in northern Myanmar show the bloody consequence of a hot-blooded, uncoordinated attack by villagers on battle-hardened...