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Prominent Myanmar filmmaker arrested after a year on the run
An award-winning film director in Myanmar has been arrested almost a year after he was put on a wanted list for encouraging government employees to ... World News -
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19, denounces anti-vax protesters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine” and will continue to work remotely from ... World News -
Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate
Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa Friday for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-US border. Coming from ... World News -
Chauvin's colleagues stand trial for Floyd death as diversity of jury questioned
The US federal prosecution of three former Minneapolis police officers who took part in the deadly arrest of George Floyd began on Thursday in a trial ... World News -
Afghan women call for rights and aid in Taliban-approved march
Dozens of women protested Thursday in Kabul, demanding the right to education, jobs and political representation from the Taliban government.For the ... News -
Indian farmers reinforce protest sites to mark year of demonstrations
Tens of thousands of Indian farmers marched overnight to reinforce protesting colleagues camping on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi to mark a ... World News -
India’s Modi to repeal controversial farm laws
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he had decided to repeal three controversial farm laws against which farmers have protested for ... World News -
Sudanese security forces kill two during anti-coup protests: Medics
Sudanese security forces shot dead two people Saturday during mass protests against the country’s recent military coup, a doctors’ union said. The ... Middle East -
Thousands stage nationwide protests against Sudan coup
Tens of thousands of Sudanese on Saturday staged protests in Khartoum and other cities to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put ... World News -
Sudanese civilian coalition ministers say they reject coup attempt
Sudanese civilian coalition ministers say they reject coup and have called on military to reverse unconstitutional actions, Reuters reported on ... World News -
Death toll of Sudan anti-coup protestors rises to seven: Official
Seven protesters have been killed in Sudan since a military coup four days ago, a health official said Thursday, adding that other bodies had since ... World News -
Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest
Roads were blocked, shops were shut, phones were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the ... World News -
UN says detention of Sudan civilian leaders ‘unacceptable'
The United Nations said Monday that Sudanese security forces’ detention of civilian leaders including premier Abdalla Hamdok was “unacceptable”.“I am ... World News -
Lebanon pauses amid tense calm after deadly gun battles
Schools, banks and government offices across Lebanon shut down Friday after hours of gun battles between heavily armed militias killed six people and ... Middle East -
Timeline: Tunisia’s journey from revolution to democracy
On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced the suspension of the country’s Parliament and immunity of all deputies and sacked Prime Minister ... World News -
Ousted Tunisian PM not under house arrest: Sources
Ousted Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is at his home and not under arrest, one source close to him and two Tunisian security sources said on ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s president assigns ally to oversee interior ministry: Sources
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has assigned Khaled Yahyaoui, the Director General of the Presidential Security unit, to supervise the Interior ... North Africa -
One dead in ‘riot’ in western Iran: State TV
One person was shot dead when rioting erupted in western Iran late Thursday in sympathy with the drought-hit province of Khuzestan which has seen a ... Middle East -
Iran using unlawful force in water protest crackdown: Rights groups
Iran is using unlawful and excessive force in a crackdown against protests over water shortages in its oil-rich but arid southwestern Khuzestan ... Middle East -
Opponents of Myanmar coup hold protests on Martyrs’ Day holiday
Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar held demonstrations on Monday to coincide with a public holiday to commemorate slain independence heroes, including ... World News -
Myanmar troops kill four in gun battle with anti-junta militia
Myanmar soldiers battled an anti-junta civilian militia with small arms and grenades in the country’s second city on Tuesday, with four protesters ... World News -
Myanmar junta media accuse ethnic army of killing 25 workers
Myanmar’s junta-controlled media on Monday accused an ethnic armed group of killing 25 construction workers in the east of the country after abducting ... World News -
Myanmar military fails to quell protests four months after coup
Myanmar pro-democracy supporters took to the streets on Tuesday in several districts, as fighting between the army and anti-junta militias raged in ... World News -
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for unauthorized assembly
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a further 14 months in prison on Friday for organizing an unauthorized ... World News -
Oman military steps up recruitment after jobs protests
The Omani military opened its doors Thursday for jobless citizens to join its ranks as angry demonstrations over unemployment shake the usually calm ... Gulf -
Myanmar cardinal appeals for fighting to end after fatal church attack
Myanmar’s Roman Catholic leader has called for attacks on places of worship to end after he said four people had died and more than eight were wounded ... World News -
Rare protests in Oman over jobs draw massive police response
Scattered protests in Oman over layoffs and poor economic conditions drew a massive police presence Monday in at least one city in the sultanate, with ... Gulf -
Myanmar electoral body to dissolve Suu Kyi party: News reports
Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission will dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy Party (NLD) because of what it said was ... World News -
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the country after the military seized ... World News -
Myanmar parcel bomb blasts kill five including ousted lawmaker: Media
Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Myanmar have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil ... World News