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Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland
Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...
Japan Immigration Centre Detainees Go On Hunger Strike
Some 20 foreigners held at an immigration detention centre in Tokyo are on a rare hunger strike in an apparent bid for...
Myanmar Police Make Arrests After Nationalist, Muslim Scuffle
Yangon police arrested several Buddhist nationalists Thursday for inciting violence after at least one man was left...
India’s Supreme Court Reviews Instant Divorce
India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice...
India Top Court Reviews Islamic ‘instant Divorce’
India's Supreme Court is hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in...
Bangladesh ‘militants’ Killed In Police Raid
Bangladeshi police have carried out a string of raids on suspected militants in recent weeks Police in Bangladesh say...
Six Die In Raid On Suspected Bangladesh Extremists
Bangladesh police on Thursday raided a suspected Islamist hideout in an operation that left five relatives and a fire...
Modi Heads To Sri Lanka As Chinese Influence Rises
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert...
Ireland Boss Bracewell Faces New Zealand In Tri-Series
Exactly two years after his appointment, Ireland coach John Bracewell finally comes up against his native New Zealand...
Libya Intercepts 350 Migrants After Duel At Sea
Libya's coastguard on Wednesday intercepted a wooden boat packed with more than 350 migrants after duelling with a...
Myanmar Police Fire Shots To Break Up Nationalist, Muslim Scuffles
Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar's...
Greenpeace Warns Giant Bangladeshi Coal Plant Could Cause Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...
Bangladesh Coal Plant Could Cause 6,000 Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...
Ghacem, Diamond Cement Are Exploiting Ghanaians – Retailers
The United Retailers Association of Ghana is appealing to the Minister for Trade and Industry to investigate the...
Suu Kyi Rejects UN Myanmar Probe
Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a decision by the UN's rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by...
Bangladesh Uses Tough Laws To Crack Down On Dissent
Bangladesh is using "draconian" internet laws to crack down on dissent, curb public debate and criticism and harass and...
Bangladesh Ban Bowler For Conceding 92 Off Four Balls
Bangladesh on Tuesday imposed a 10-year ban on a bowler who deliberately lost a match by conceding 92 runs off just...
15-Day-Old Baby Among the 30 Rohingya Refugees Rescued By Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's coastguard have detained an Indian boat which illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued...
Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat
Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...