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Japan protests Chinese military ship in waters near disputed islands
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» TOKYO: Japan on Thursday protested to China after a Chinese military vessel was detected in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, calling on China to avoid actions that could interfere with improving bilateral ties.
Deneuve's ‘men free to hit on women’ letter denounced
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» PARIS: French women rights activists have denounced an open letter signed by movie star Catherine Deneuve and others that said say men are being unfairly targeted by sexual misconduct allegations.
Reuters journalists charged with violating Myanmar law
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» Prosecutors in Myanmar formally charged two journalists from the Reuters news agency on Wednesday with violating the Official Secrets Act, signalling the case will go forward despite international condemnation.
Iran arrests, jails 3,700 to halt protests
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» DUBAI: Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, a lawmaker said Tuesday, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released.
Philippines to protest to China over manmade island ‘airbase’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation's defence minister described as having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
N. Korea reopens cross-border hotline with S. Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 03/01/2018
» North Korea reopened a cross-border communication link with South Korea on Wednesday, the South's Unification Ministry said, in the latest sign Pyongyang is eager to improve ties with Seoul amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear and missile programmes.
EU resumes political ties with regime
News, Published on 12/12/2017
» The European Union has agreed to resume political contact "at all levels" with Thailand, more than three years after suspending them in protest at the military coup in Bangkok.
S. Korea parliamentary panel passes 'comfort women' day bill
Kyodo News, Published on 27/09/2017
» SEOUL: A South Korean parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a bill to designate Aug 14 as a day of tribute to former Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels.
Outcry follows N.Korea's missile launch over Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 29/08/2017
» TOKYO -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Tuesday that flew over Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of international sanctions and criticism of Pyongyang's continued nuclear and missile development.
Global warming blamed for rising suicides on Indian farms
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2017
» NEW DELHI - When Rani's husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over.