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Malaysia arrests 2 over video of man in headscarf drinking alcohol
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two people have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showing a man wearing a headscarf while drinking alcohol at a hair salon triggered religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.
US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
AFP, Published on 20/12/2025
» NEW YORK - Claudio Neves Valente came to the United States as an ambitious physics student at Brown University, but ended his life while hiding from police after killing two students at the Ivy League institution as well as an MIT professor.
Bangladesh violence erupts after murder of 2024 uprising leader
Bloomberg, Published on 19/12/2025
» Violence swept through parts of Bangladesh after the murder of a prominent activist behind the 2024 mass uprising, deepening concerns about the South Asian country’s fragile political transition.
Hunt for US college shooter drags into fifth day
AFP, Published on 18/12/2025
» NEW YORK - A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America’s top universities stretched into a fifth day Wednesday with no apparent police progress in identifying a suspect or a motive.
Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikes
AFP, Published on 23/11/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, as Hamas and Israel again traded allegations of violating the fragile ceasefire.
Two killed as violence flares in Morocco protests
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» RABAT - Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as protests — sometimes violent — roil the north African nation.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 32 near two aid centres
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.
Pakistan building collapse kills at least 7
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» KARACHI - A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring eight, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.
Oman to host US-Iran nuclear talks on Sunday
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» MUSCAT — Oman said Thursday it would host a sixth round of nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran over the weekend, amid escalating tensions between the long-time foes and reports of an imminent Israeli attack on Iran.
Malaysia's Anwar faces more challenges even as lawsuit paused
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — After more than two years of relative political stability in Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces multiple hurdles that could fuel discontent within his ruling coalition.