US Senate passes resolution recognising Armenian genocide (Updated)
By Humeyra Pamuk The US Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognises as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a move...
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Indonesian cave art is earliest known record of “story telling”, researchers say
A cave painting found on Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi, depicting human-like figures hunting animals, appears to be the earliest known pictorial record of story-telling, according to a study...
Suu Kyi tells UN’s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is ‘misleading’
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country’s Muslim Rohingya minority as “incomplete and misleading”, and said the case should...
U.N. Security Council to meet over North Korea on Wednesday at U.S. request
The U.N. Security Council will meet on Wednesday, at the request of the United States, over missile launches by North Korea and the possibility of...
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital’s deadliest fire in 20 yrs
Police in New Delhi have arrested the owner and manager at a factory where 43 people perished in the Indian capital’s deadliest fire in 20...
Trump says Kim Jong Un risks losing ‘everything’ after North Korea claims major test
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks losing “everything” if he resumes hostility and his country must...
Hong Kong sees biggest protests since democrats’ election boost (Updated)
Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged Hong Kong on Sunday in the largest anti-government protests since local elections last month that boosted the pro-democracy movement...
Fire at New Delhi factory kills 43
At least forty-three people were killed in India’s capital New Delhi on Sunday when a fire swept through a six-storey factory where labourers were sleeping,...
Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze
A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapist, has died in a New Delhi hospital, the...
Indian police kill 4 men suspected of raping vet, draw cheers
Indian police shot dead four men today Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police...
Gunmen kill head of Japan aid agency, 5 others in Afghanistan
Gunmen killed six people, including the head of a Japanese aid agency, on Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, officials...
U.S. House approves Uighur bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on...
Top diplomat in China’s govt visits S. Korea after 4-year gap to mend ties (Update)
South Korea and China agreed to beef up diplomatic and cultural exchanges to “completely normalise” ties that soured over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in 2017,...
One killed as typhoon hits Philippines, hundreds of flights halted
A typhoon struck the Philippines on Tuesday, killing one man and bringing heavy rains that prompted suspension of air travel and government offices in the...
China’s facial recognition roll out reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes
China on Sunday put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile phone services, a...
Hong Kong gears up for lunchtime rallies after weekend unrest
Hong Kong protesters geared up for a week of lunchtime rallies on Monday, a day after a mass demonstration showed the anti-government movement can still...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands take to the streets in fresh protests
By Poppy McPherson and Kate O’Donnell-Lamb Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday, ending a rare lull...
China arrests Belizean, Taiwanese over alleged meddling in Hong Kong affairs
China has arrested a citizen of Belize for allegedly colluding with people in the United States to meddle in the affairs of Hong Kong, the...
Bangladesh sentences seven to death for 2016 cafe attack
A Bangladesh court handed death sentences to seven members of an Islamist militant group on Wednesday for their role in an attack on a cafe in 2016...
Landslide democratic win in HK election raises pressure on city’s leader
By Twinnie Siu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s democrats scored a landslide majority in district council elections, which saw...
