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Wahida Amiri became one of the leading voices against the Taliban's assault on women's rights.

India's water situation requires a big investment in tech and many small projects on the ground.

August 12, 2022 6:43 AM

One of the world’s longest shutdowns has blunted the competitiveness of the country’s labour force.

August 12, 2022 3:09 AM

Rahimullah Haqqani had recently spoken publicly in favour of girls being allowed to attend school.

It is the latest in a string of beach attacks this summer - all believed to involve the same creature.

There are many theories about what happened but it is clear Australia failed them, advocates say.

Authorities did not say where he was heading but the Thailand said on Wednesday he was seeking entry there. He fled Sri Lanka last month amid a deepening economic crisis and widespread protests.

August 11, 2022 9:13 PM

BANGKOK - Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a temporary stay, after weeks of seeking shelter in Singapore following his ouster since mid-July.

Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, who had close ties with the Taliban, was a prominent supporter of girls' education.

Kim Yo-jong said her brother had a fever, but he ‘could not lie down for even a moment because of his concerns for the people’, and repeated claims that pamphlets sent by ‘South Korean puppets’ caused the recent outbreak.

Washington to approach Malaysia, Australia and Japan as Indonesia’s foreign policy principle means it is ‘unlikely to side with either the West or Russia’.

August 11, 2022 8:00 PM

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Mongolia and China signed ‘cooperation documents’ after Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Ulaanbaatar earlier this week, with Beijing keen to access vital natural resources and smooth commerce with Russia.

He was overcharged for train tickets he bought in 1999 and had been fighting to get the money back.

August 11, 2022 3:32 PM

India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions.

A royal commission inquiry interviewed hundreds of people over alarmingly high death rates.

Seoul rejected Beijing’s demand that it stop deploying additional anti-missile batteries, saying the system is a means of self-defence.

August 11, 2022 1:52 PM

The geopolitical storm that followed Pelosi's visit puts the livelihoods of Pingtung's farmers and fishermen at risk.

August 11, 2022 1:51 PM

Nizar is seen as a suitable candidate for the Parliament seat if Najib is not eligible to contest in the general election.

August 11, 2022 1:51 PM

Of those killed, three lived in a semi-basement apartment called a ‘banjiha’.