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UK assisted dying bill aims to end 'inhumane' suicides
AFP, Published on 29/01/2022
» LONDON: Molly Meacher's voice quivers with emotion as she tells how her aunt took her own life after her liver cancer tumour grew to the size of a football.
Soweto residents pay homage to neighbour Desmond Tutu
AFP, Published on 29/12/2021
» SOWETO (SOUTH AFRICA) - A few white plastic chairs in front of his house and umbrellas to shield the midday heat, neighbours in Soweto, South Africa's bustling township where Desmond Tutu lived during apartheid, on Wednesday paid tribute to the fearless cleric.
Iraq's top court rejects fraud claims, ratifies election results
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» BAGHDAD - Iraq's top court on Monday ratified the country's October parliamentary election results after rejecting a complaint of irregularities filed by the pro-Iran Hashed al-Shaabi former paramilitary alliance.
South Africa mourns anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Monday began a week of mourning for the revered anti-apartheid fighter Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
No place to pray: Muslim worshippers under pressure in India
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» GURGAON (INDIA) - Dinesh Bharti drives around with other activists on Fridays heckling and harassing Muslims praying outside in Gurgaon, the latest flashpoint of sectarian tensions under India's Hindu nationalist government.
Indonesia cleric arrested over ties to Bali bombing group
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» A senior Indonesian cleric has been arrested over allegations he raised funds for the Al-Qaeda-linked terror network behind the Bali nightclub bombings and other attacks, police said Wednesday.
Online Afghan humour: Laughter as resistance against Taliban
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» PARIS: When a Taliban militant meets Afghan pop star Ayrana Sayeed, he tries to charm her.
Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance
AFP, Published on 31/10/2021
» KABUL: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016.
Iraqis head to polls for early election shunned by activists
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» BAGHDAD - Iraq on Sunday is set to hold an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests, but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
Autocracy, not giggling, is the problem
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/09/2021
» When two influencer monks -- Phra Maha Praiwan Worawano and Phra Maha Sompong Talaputto -- were summoned to Government House last week for giggling too much in their dhamma talk shows, I expected intellectual duels between the conservatives and the liberals on the monastic codes of conduct and the clergy's need to catch up with times.