Myanmar’s military authorities are failing to arrest and charge perpetrators of violent crimes like armed robbery and murder, say crime victims and regime opponents, who accuse the junta of fighting political foes instead of crime.
On the first day of the war in February of last year, Russian tanks lumbered into Kherson. This week’s liberation of the city was a significant victory for Ukrainian forces. But the effects of the war, which lasted for almost nine months, were catastrophic for this region
Malaysia’s king on Sunday set a Monday afternoon deadline for contending parties to inform him whether they have enough parliamentary support to form a government and name a prime ministerial candidate after the general election produced no clear winner.
This week, an errant missile strike in the Polish town of Przewodow, which is only five kilometres from the Ukrainian border, caught the attention of the entire world, raising concerns that NATO would become involved in a war with Russia.
Malaysia’s election produced no clear winner Sunday, as results showed the coalitions of opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin almost tied, and the long-ruling Barisan Nasional suffered a stunning defeat.
During the past two weeks, a conspiracy theory alleging that NATO members had donated HIV and hepatitis-infected blood to Ukraine was originally posted and spread on Weibo by “Guyan Muchan,” an influential account with more than 6 million followers.
One of the biggest cholera outbreaks in recent memory is being tackled in Malaqi. More than 8,000 people have been infected and more than 250 people have died as a result of its nationwide spread.
The Bangladesh men’s football team did not qualify for the World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar this weekend, but its garment workers and expatriate migrants have poured their sweat, tears and – in some cases – blood into the tournament.
The Myanmar junta is preparing to launch airstrikes against the Chin National Front in the country’s western Chin state, a spokesperson for the ethnic armed organization told Radio Free Asia, citing leaked internal military documents.
In a significant triumph for environmentalists and Native American communities, the largest dam removal in American history has gotten final federal approval. Salmon and other species have been declining, and this reduction has been attributed to the four old hydroelectric dams that line the border between California and Oregon in the United States