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Pakistan's jailed former PM Imran Khan threatens civil disobedience movement

1 year ago

ISLAMABAD, December 6 — Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on his supporters to hold a rally next week and threatened to start a civil disobedience movement...

Three climbers missing on New Zealand peak believed dead: police

1 year ago

WELLINGTON, December 6 — Three climbers who went missing on New Zealand's tallest mountain are believed to have fallen to their deaths, police said Friday. The climbers were identified...

S Korea parties hold emergency talks as impeachment vote looms

1 year ago

Yoon Suk Yeol has not spoken publicly since revoking martial law early on Wednesday. (Getty Images) Seoul, December 6 — South Korea's main parties are holding emergency meetings amid...

Why the rebel capture of Syria’s Hama, a city with a dark history, matters

1 year ago

BEIRUT (AP) — It was one of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world. More than four decades ago, Hafez Assad, then president of Syria, launched...

Protests sweep South Korea as calls for Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation intensify

1 year ago

Sookmyung Women's University students hold a rally Thursday in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, calling for the resignation of President Yoon Suk Yeol following his sudden declaration of martial law on Tuesday. (Yonhap) ...

What's going to happen next in South Korea?

1 year ago

SEOUL, December 5 — President Yoon Suk Yeol faces an impeachment vote this Saturday after briefly imposing martial law in South Korea. AFP looks at how the dramatic...

13 missing after south China railway construction site collapse

1 year ago

BEIJING, December 5 —Thirteen people are missing after a cave-in at a construction site for a major railway in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said Thursday. ...

French government collapses in no-confidence vote

1 year ago

The French government has fallen, after parliament backed a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. (Reuters) Paris, December 5 — The French government has collapsed after Prime...

South Korean police investigating Yoon for insurrection

1 year ago

Seoul, December 5 — South Korean police are investigating President Yoon for alleged "insurrection" over his declaration of martial law, a senior police officer said Thursday. Woo Jong-soo, head...

Strike declared in S Korea calling for President Yoon to quit

1 year ago

Seoul, December 4 — Starting today, activists are planning days of protest rallies across the country to demand President Yoon steps down. In Busan, South Korea's second biggest city, activists are...

India-Bangladesh tensions soar amid protests

1 year ago

India has stepped up security outside Bangladeshi diplomatic missions. (EPA) BBC News, December 4 — A war of words between Bangladesh and neighbour India is threatening to spiral out...

South Korean parliament votes to defy president by lifting his declaration of martial law

1 year ago

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean parliament has voted to defy the country’s president and immediately lift his martial law declaration. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial...

Death toll in Thailand flooding jumps to 25

1 year ago

BANGKOK, December 3 — The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has risen to 25, officials said on Tuesday, with days more heavy rain forecast. Twelve provinces in southern...

Top Indian fact-checker in court for post calling out hate speech

38 Vietnamese tourists missing in S. Korea: media

1 year ago

SEOUL, December 3 — Thirty-eight Vietnamese tourists went missing in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing the island's tourism organization. About 90 Vietnamese...

White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden amid backlash

1 year ago

Washington, December 3 — The White House has defended President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. ...