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Fighting resumes in northern Ethiopia after five-month lull
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, with the warring sides blaming each other for shattering a five-month-old truce.
Vietnam plans 24-hour take-down law for 'illegal' social media content
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2022
» HANOI/SINGAPORE: Vietnam is preparing new rules requiring social media firms to take down content it deems illegal within 24 hours, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Vietnam jails activist for 5 years over 'anti-state' acts
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent social commentator for five years on Wednesday for anti-state activities, his lawyer and state media said, among dozens of activists that rights groups say are being persecuted for criticising the government.
Kabul university attack 'mastermind' caught
AFP, Published on 14/11/2020
» KABUL: Afghan forces have captured the "mastermind" of a brutal attack on Kabul University when militants stormed classrooms and gunned down dozens of students earlier this month, a top official said on Saturday.
As US struggles with virus, Trump heads to Rushmore for fireworks
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» KEYSTONE (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump bemoaned protests demanding racial justice as "violent mayhem" Friday, but said little about an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases as he attended a crowded, fireworks-studded Independence Day celebration beneath majestic Mount Rushmore.
Jury: Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweet
AP, Published on 07/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him "pedo guy" in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found on Friday.
Iraq military admits 'excessive force' used in deadly protests
AFP, Published on 07/10/2019
» BAGHDAD: Iraq's military admitted for the first time Monday it had used "excessive force" in nearly a week of deadly protests, as paramilitary units said they were ready to back the government.
'In a zoo': Pakistan's Kalash battle tourism deluge
AFP, Published on 10/06/2019
» BUMBURATE (PAKISTAN) - In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring's arrival -- but as a gaggle of men scramble to catch them on camera, the community warns an influx of domestic tourists is threatening their unique traditions.
Afghan football boss denies sex abuse claims
AFP, Published on 31/12/2018
» KABUL - Afghan football boss Keramuddin Karim on Monday rejected allegations he sexually and physically abused members of the women's national team, suggesting his accusers may have invented the claims to help their applications for asylum in Europe.
Incitement charges against Myanmar journos dropped
Reuters, Published on 09/11/2018
» YANGON: A court on Friday dismissed a case against three senior journalists from the country’s largest private newspaper, after authorities in the city of Yangon agreed to drop the charges.