Attackers kill 25 displaced civilians in Burkina Faso
Al Jazeera News :A convoy carrying dozens of displaced civilians hoping to return to their homes in central-northern Burkina Faso was ambushed by armed assailants,...
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Relatives accuse HK government of lying over surveillance of detainees
Reuters, Hong Kong :Relatives of some of the 12 Hong Kong activists arrested by Chinese authorities at sea more than six weeks ago as they...
Ex-CBI director Ashwani Kumar found dead
Hindustan Times, New Delhi :Former governor and CBI chief Ashwani Kumar was found dead in his Shimla house on Wednesday, Shimla superintendent of police Mohit...
Busy Damascus cemetery points to higher pandemic death toll in Syria
Reuters, Amman :The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria’s wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in...
Israeli PM’s wife inviting violates lockdown with hairdresser
AP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife may have violated the country’s coronavirus lockdown by inviting a hairdresser into the official residence last week...
Myanmar releases voter app criticised for Rohingya label, despite EU objection
Reuters :Myanmar’s election commission has released a smartphone app criticised over its use of a derogatory label for Rohingya Muslims despite entreaties by its European...
Kuwait’s emir names Sheikh Meshal as crown prince
Reuters, Kuwait :Kuwait’s new ruler on Wednesday named veteran security chief Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad as crown prince, retaining power firmly within the ruling family’s oldest...
Vietnam arrests leading democracy activist after US rights talks
Al Jazeera News :Vietnam has detained prominent human rights campaigner and writer Pham Doan Trang hours after the conclusion of its annual human rights dialogue...
Kuwait’s new Emir asks Cabinet to stay on after gov’t resignation
Al Jazeera News :Kuwait’s new emir has asked the state’s cabinet to carry on its duties and prepare for parliamentary elections due this year after...
US court orders Iran to pay $1.4bn over missing ex-FBI agent
Al Jazeera News :A court in the United States has ordered Iran’s government to pay more than $1.4bn in punitive and compensatory damages to the...
Indonesian workers stage protests against new labour laws
Al Jazeera News :Indonesian workers have launched protests in several cities to oppose the passage of a controversial new jobs law that the government says...