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India's crackdown on 'fake news' sparks criticism

India's crackdown on 'fake news' sparks criticism

-- 2018-04-03 13:03:49

India will deny government access to journalists who publish fake news, the information ministry has announced, a decision that critics promptly labelled an attack on the freedom of the press in the w...

Israel puts African migrant relocation deal on hold

Israel puts African migrant relocation deal on hold

-- 2018-04-03 11:14:45

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was suspending a new agreement with the UN refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap th...

Saudi crown prince recognises Israel's right to exist

Saudi crown prince recognises Israel's right to exist

-- 2018-04-03 10:30:13

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in US magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between...

India caste protests leave seven dead

India caste protests leave seven dead

-- 2018-04-03 10:10:34

Seven people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. They took to the streets on Monday to protest agai...

Israel to deport migrants to Western countries

Israel to deport migrants to Western countries

-- 2018-04-02 19:25:17

Israel has cancelled plans to deport migrants en masse to Africa after reaching a deal with the United Nations refugee agency, reports BBC on Monday. More than 16,000 asylum seekers will instead be r...

Caste protest in India kills four, disrupts transport

Caste protest in India kills four, disrupts transport

-- 2018-04-02 19:02:56

Four people have died on Monday amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. They have taken the streets to protest ag...

Saudi reviews visa regulations to boost tourism

Saudi reviews visa regulations to boost tourism

-- 2018-04-02 16:52:14

Saudi Arabia plans to change its visa regulations in a bid to double the number of tourists over the next decade and make the kingdom tourism-friendly. The move followed the Kingdom's Vision 2030 pro...

Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts southwest of Tonga

Magnitude 6.3 quake jolts southwest of Tonga

-- 2018-04-02 13:40:54

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, 427 km southwest of the island of Tonga, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports...

China and Vietnam call for maritime disputes to be settled

China and Vietnam call for maritime disputes to be settled

-- 2018-04-02 12:55:57

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday China and Vietnam should settle their disputes in the South China Sea through talks and move to jointly exploit its waters.  “We have agreed...

Kashmir clashes kill 20, injure 70

Kashmir clashes kill 20, injure 70

-- 2018-04-02 10:41:41

At least 20 people were killed and 70 others injured in Indian-administered Kashmir after fierce clashes between militants and government forces on Sunday. As well as the civilians, at least three In...

No Gaza inquiry: Israel

No Gaza inquiry: Israel

-- 2018-04-01 15:09:30

Israel’s defence minister rejected on Sunday calls for an inquiry into the killing of 15 Palestinians by the military during a Palestinian demonstration that turned violent on Friday at the Gaza...

Australia car crash leaves three dead

Australia car crash leaves three dead

-- 2018-04-01 12:42:58

Darwin's tight-knit Bangladeshi community has been devastated after three friends were killed in a horrific car crash at Kakadu, only months after others died in a crash at Litchfield National Park...

Indian hotel collapses after being hit by car, killing 10

Indian hotel collapses after being hit by car, killing 10

AP 2018-04-01 10:30:29

A four-storey rickety hotel building collapsed in central India, killing at least 10 people and injuring another three, police said Sunday. Rescuers working through the night with sledgehammers and c...

China e-bike shop fire claims four lives

China e-bike shop fire claims four lives

-- 2018-04-01 10:10:40

Four people were killed in a fire at an electric bike shop in China’s capital Beijing on early Sunday, municipal fire department said. The fire broke out at 1:23 am at the shop in Haidian distr...

India, Pakistan agree to resolve diplomats' treatment row

India, Pakistan agree to resolve diplomats' treatment row

-- 2018-03-31 20:20:43

India and Pakistan have mutually agreed to address complaints of harassment of diplomats following the 1992 'Code of Conduct' on treatment of diplomats. The two neighbouring countries also agreed to...

India deploys more troops, intensifies recce along China border

India deploys more troops, intensifies recce along China border

-- 2018-03-31 17:03:05

India has deployed more troops and significantly increased patrolling in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China in the Tibetan region in Arunachal...

21 shipping cos on UN blacklist for aiding North Korea

21 shipping cos on UN blacklist for aiding North Korea

-- 2018-03-31 16:51:09

The United Nations Security Council has blacklisted 27 ships, 21 shipping companies and one individual for aiding North Korea in its effort to evade sanctions, the media reported on Saturday. The lat...

I have never been so happy: Malala on return to native Pakistan

I have never been so happy: Malala on return to native Pakistan

-- 2018-03-31 16:13:57

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation...

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown

-- 2018-03-31 14:52:53

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since she was shot by a Taliban gunman as a teenager. Roads leading to th...

UN chief calls for independent investigation into Gaza deaths

UN chief calls for independent investigation into Gaza deaths

-- 2018-03-31 12:35:08

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent and transparent investigation into the deaths and injuries in Gaza on Friday, his spokesman said in a statement. "He also a...

Afghan govt forces kill four militants

Afghan govt forces kill four militants

-- 2018-03-31 12:30:59

At least four militants were killed and several others injured as Afghan government forces launched cleanup operations in the eastern Ghazni province, provincial police chief, Mohammad Zaman said. T...

Modi tops list of most powerful Indians

Modi tops list of most powerful Indians

-- 2018-03-30 21:46:37

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah have again secured the top positions, number 1 and 2, in the 'Indian Express Power list for 2017-2018', reports...

Gaza-Israel border clashes leave five Palestinians dead, thousands injured  

Gaza-Israel border clashes leave five Palestinians dead, thousands injured  

-- 2018-03-30 19:07:02

Palestinians in Gaza have marched in thousands to the Israeli border at the start of a six-week-long protest. The Palestinian health ministry says at least five people have been killed and 350 wounde...

Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates

Saudis likely to show restraint as Yemen crisis escalates

-- 2018-03-30 15:13:08

A missile attack this week on Riyadh has raised the risk of an escalation in the Yemen war in a region riven with interwoven conflicts, but a direct confrontation between arch-foes Saudi Arabia and Ir...

Amal Clooney to represent detained Reuters reporters

Amal Clooney to represent detained Reuters reporters

-- 2018-03-30 14:19:31

Well-known human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has said she will join the legal team representing two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar. She said "it is clear beyond doubt" that Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe...

China busts smugglers using drones to transport smartphones

China busts smugglers using drones to transport smartphones

-- 2018-03-30 13:19:47

Customs officers in southern China’s technology hub Shenzhen busted a group of criminals using drones to smuggle 500 million yuan ($79.8 million) worth of smartphones from Hong Kong to Shenzhen,...

Israeli tank shell reportedly kills Gaza farmer

Israeli tank shell reportedly kills Gaza farmer

-- 2018-03-30 12:05:22

A Gaza farmer was killed and a second man was wounded by an Israeli tank shell on Friday, a Gaza health ministry spokesman said, on a day of heightened tensions ahead of planned protests by Palestinia...

Thailand bus fire kills 20 Myanmar migrants

Thailand bus fire kills 20 Myanmar migrants

-- 2018-03-30 09:36:16

A fire on board a bus in western Thailand killed 20 migrant workers from Myanmar early on Friday, police said. The bus was carrying 47 workers who had just crossed the border into Thailand to work...

6.9 quake off Papua New Guinea triggers tsunami alert

6.9 quake off Papua New Guinea triggers tsunami alert

-- 2018-03-30 09:20:39

A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. Hazardous tsunami waves were forecast for some coastlines bu...

Lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Myanmar

Lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters held in Myanmar

-- 2018-03-29 21:48:49

Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on Th...