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ICC prosecutor suspends probe into Philippines drugs war

ICC prosecutor suspends probe into Philippines drugs war

-- 2021-11-20 16:38:49

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended a probe at Manila's request into suspected rights abuses during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs....

Saudi Arabia restricts overseas Umrah pilgrims to 18-50 age group

Saudi Arabia restricts overseas Umrah pilgrims to 18-50 age group

-- 2021-11-20 15:45:00

Saudi Arabia has instituted age limits for Muslims travelling from overseas for the Umrah pilgrimage. Those under 18 years of age and those over 50 will not be able to make the pilgrimage, reports&nb...

China fines tech giants including Alibaba for failing to report 43 old deals

China fines tech giants including Alibaba for failing to report 43 old deals

-- 2021-11-20 11:24:12

China's market regulator on Saturday said it was fining companies including Alibaba, Baidu and JD.com for failing to declare 43 deals that date as far back as 2012 to authorities, saying that they vio...

Qatar not reporting all work-linked deaths, says ILO

Qatar not reporting all work-linked deaths, says ILO

-- 2021-11-19 18:44:05

Qatar is not adequately investigating and reporting worker deaths including unexplained fatalities among seemingly healthy labourers, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Friday. The s...

Pakistan drops chemical castration as punishment for serial rapists

Pakistan drops chemical castration as punishment for serial rapists

-- 2021-11-19 18:10:37

Pakistan has removed a clause from a new criminal law that had allowed chemical castration as a possible punishment for serial rapists, a government official said on Friday, reports Reuters.  "W...

UK set to ban Hamas as terrorist group

UK set to ban Hamas as terrorist group

-- 2021-11-19 16:28:04

Britain will proscribe Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, according to British media reports on Friday. The Guardian said the organisation will be proscribed under the Terr...

Philippines to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists

Philippines to reopen 'soon' to vaccinated foreign tourists

-- 2021-11-19 15:40:42

The Philippines has approved a plan to allow entry soon to foreign tourists vaccinated against COVID-19, its tourism ministry said on Friday, following moves by other Southeast Asian countries to rela...

India's Modi decides to repeal controversial farm laws after a year of farmers' protest

India's Modi decides to repeal controversial farm laws after a year of farmers' protest

-- 2021-11-19 11:14:48

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he had decided to repeal three controversial farm laws against which farmers have protested for more than a year, a significant climbdown by the gove...

Philippines tells China to 'back off' after South China Sea standoff

Philippines tells China to 'back off' after South China Sea standoff

-- 2021-11-18 19:24:09

The Philippines on Thursday condemned 'in strongest terms' the actions of three Chinese coast guard vessels that it said blocked and used water cannon on resupply boats headed towards a Philippine-occ...

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university

-- 2021-11-18 19:12:29

A Chinese professor at the University of Copenhagen conducted genetic research with the Chinese military without disclosing the connection, the university told Reuters, in the latest example of how Ch...

'Evil forces' push Hong Kong pro-democracy clothes shop to shut

'Evil forces' push Hong Kong pro-democracy clothes shop to shut

-- 2021-11-18 16:50:41

A Hong Kong clothing chain popular with democracy supporters said on Thursday it will shut its stores by the end of 2022, citing landlords' reluctance to renew leases and complaints leading to investi...

In major policy shift, Japan looking to accept more foreigners

In major policy shift, Japan looking to accept more foreigners

-- 2021-11-18 14:16:41

In a major shift for a country long closed to immigrants, Japan is looking to allow foreigners in certain blue-collar jobs to stay indefinitely starting as early as the 2022 fiscal year, a justice min...

UN envoy says IS now appears present in all 34 Afghan provinces

UN envoy says IS now appears present in all 34 Afghan provinces

-- 2021-11-18 11:09:54

The UN envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic State group has grown and now appears pre...

Melbourne eases more virus curbs

Melbourne eases more virus curbs

-- 2021-11-18 10:30:26

Melbourne's pubs and cafes can have unlimited patrons from Thursday night, while stadiums can return to full capacity as authorities lifted nearly all remaining Covid-19 restrictions for the vaccinate...

Two explosions hit Afghan capital, at least one dead

Two explosions hit Afghan capital, at least one dead

-- 2021-11-17 21:19:19

Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding at least six, including three women, Taliban officials and residents said. One car bomb blast in Das...

India shuts five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi to combat air pollution

India shuts five coal-fired power plants around New Delhi to combat air pollution

-- 2021-11-17 14:02:28

India has temporarily shut down five coal-fired power plants around the capital New Delhi as part of its drive to combat air pollution, according to an order from the federal environment ministry pa...

West Bengal Assembly opposes Centre's move to expand BSF jurisdiction

West Bengal Assembly opposes Centre's move to expand BSF jurisdiction

-- 2021-11-16 21:51:59

The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Centre's move to extend the BSF’s (Border Security Force) jurisdiction to 50 km from the international border in the state. T...

Son of late Philippine dictator emerges as presidential frontrunner

Son of late Philippine dictator emerges as presidential frontrunner

-- 2021-11-16 20:23:24

The son of late Philippines strongman Ferdinand Marcos has emerged as the person to beat in the 2022 presidential race, after President Rodrigo Duterte's popular daughter decided not to contest the...

Myanmar army says Suu Kyi being treated well

Myanmar army says Suu Kyi being treated well

-- 2021-11-16 12:14:20

Myanmar's military has told the BBC that authorities are not mistreating ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The 76-year-old former leader has not been seen in public since a February mil...

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to ‘talented’ expats

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to ‘talented’ expats

-- 2021-11-15 21:12:44

Saudi Arabia has granted citizenship to a group of expatriates including doctors, clerics and academics, becoming the second Gulf Arab state to introduce a formal naturalisation programme for foreigne...

Saudi Arabia to establish world’s first non-profit city

Saudi Arabia to establish world’s first non-profit city

-- 2021-11-15 21:09:55

Saudi Arabia has announced the establishment of the first non-profit city in the world named after its crown prince. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made the announcement on Sun...

Millions in New Delhi to work from home to reduce air pollution

Millions in New Delhi to work from home to reduce air pollution

-- 2021-11-15 17:36:18

India's Supreme Court told authorities on Monday to shut offices in the capital and nearby cities, allowing millions to work from home as officials seek ways to reduce hazardous air pollution that led...

US journalist Fenster freed from Myanmar jail

US journalist Fenster freed from Myanmar jail

-- 2021-11-15 16:34:34

American journalist Danny Fenster is out of prison in Myanmar, his employer said on Monday, just three days after he was sentenced to 11 years in jail for incitement and breaches of immigration and te...

China battles biggest Delta outbreak as cases rise in city of Dalian

China battles biggest Delta outbreak as cases rise in city of Dalian

-- 2021-11-15 14:30:18

China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have grown faster than...

Russia begins missile supplies to India despite US sanctions risk

Russia begins missile supplies to India despite US sanctions risk

-- 2021-11-15 13:09:11

Russia has started supplying India with S-400 air defence missile systems, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday citing Dmitry Shugayev, the head of the Russian military cooperation agency, Reuters...

Xi expected to prioritise Taiwan issue in virtual meeting with Biden

Xi expected to prioritise Taiwan issue in virtual meeting with Biden

-- 2021-11-15 12:26:57

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to use his first virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden to warn the United States to "step back" on the Taiwan issue, according to Chinese state media edi...

Indian police kill 26 Maoist ‘militants’

Indian police kill 26 Maoist ‘militants’

-- 2021-11-14 20:38:44

Police in India's western state of Maharashtra have killed at least 26 Maoist militants, including a top leader, in an ambush operation in dense forest, a top government official said on Sunday. The...

Indian police kill 26 Naxals in day-long gun battle

Indian police kill 26 Naxals in day-long gun battle

-- 2021-11-14 19:04:05

At least 26 armed rebels called Naxals were killed by the Indian police in Korchi forest of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra province, said a top police official late Saturday. "We have recovered t...

Smog chokes New Delhi as air pollution levels soar

Smog chokes New Delhi as air pollution levels soar

-- 2021-11-14 18:01:57

Sky obscured by thick, gray smog. Monuments and high-rise buildings swallowed by a blanket of haze. People struggling to breathe. In the Indian capital, it is that time of the year again. The New De...

China warns US not to support Taiwan independence

China warns US not to support Taiwan independence

-- 2021-11-14 10:49:34

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken not to "send wrong signals" to Taiwan pro-independence forces, China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday, Reute...