Myanmar’s civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say
BANGKOK (news agencies) — An intensification of fighting in Myanmar’s civil war has brought a sharp increase in destructive attacks ...
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50 years after Cyprus split in two, celebrations and lamentations coincide
NICOSIA, Cyprus (news agencies) — The tinny howl of air raid sirens echoed across ethnically divided Cyprus at the crack ...
Read moreDespite curfew, deaths mount in Bangladesh student protests over government jobs quota
DHAKA, Bangladesh (news agencies) — Police imposed a strict curfew across Bangladesh and military forces patrolled parts of the capital ...
Read more11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a ...
Read moreIndonesian women assert themselves with martial arts as gender-based violence remains a challenge
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a ...
Read moreHow Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of ...
Read moreWhat to know about Evan Gershkovich’s conviction for espionage in Russia
The trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ended Friday with his conviction on espionage charges that he, his ...
Read moreLong before his arrest, US reporter lamented that many friends in Russia were being locked up
In early 2022, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich wrote on social media that “reporting on Russia is now also ...
Read moreVietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
HANOI, Vietnam (news agencies) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful ...
Read moreInternet outage latest | Airlines, businesses hit by global technology disruption
An internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world, with problems continuing hours ...
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