National security law: Australia suspends HK extradition treaty
BBC Online :Australia has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to fears over a new national security law imposed by China.Prime Minister...
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Militants kill local politician from Modi’s party in Indian Kashmir
Reuters :Suspected militants shot dead a local leader of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the restive territory of Kashmir on Wednesday, police said,...
US to conduct military training with Cyprus, upsetting Turkey
Al Jazeera News :The United States has said it will conduct military training with the Republic of Cyprus for the first time, drawing criticism from...
Death toll in Ethiopia violence over singer’s killing hits 239
Al Jazeera News :The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from...
Russia and China veto UN extension of cross-border aid to Syria
Al Jazeera News :Russia and China have vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to extend aid deliveries from Turkey to Syria, which the...
India arrests South Korean CEO, 11 others for gas leak at LG Polymers
Reuters :Indian police have arrested 12 LG Polymers officials, including its South Korean chief executive, an officer said on Wednesday, two months after a gas...
Vietnam jails Facebook user for eight years over ‘anti-state’ posts
Reuters : A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced a man to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of uploading anti-state posts on...
Taliban violence threatening peace process: Ghani
AFP, Kabul : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned on Monday that Taliban violence is threatening the country’s peace process, as he briefed the international community...
China raises emergency level as heavy rain triggers floods
Reuters, Shanghai : China raised its national emergency response level on Tuesday as days of torrential rain triggered flood warnings across the country, killing more...
Myanmar poet accused of staging protest over internet blackout
Reuters : Maung Saung Kha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, appeared in court on Tuesday to face accusations that he helped stage an unlawful...
Japan floods, mudslides kill at least 44 as streets turn to rivers
Reuters, Tokyo :Torrential rain hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river bursting its banks, as the death toll...
Rockets target US military, diplomatic installations in Iraq
AFP, Baghdad :Two rocket attacks targeted American diplomatic and military installations overnight, Iraq’s security forces said on Sunday, a little over a week since unprecedented...