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Thursday, 17 October 2019
The leader of one of Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy groups has been taken to hospital after being attacked.
Photographs on social media showed Jimmy Sham of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) lying...
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison.
Richard Huckle, 33, from Ashford, Kent, abused as many as 200 children.
In 2016, he...
Monday, 14 October 2019
The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey's offensive against them.
Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces...
Friday, 11 October 2019
Until 2017, Tashpolat Tiyip was a model academic, head of Xinjiang University, globally connected, and with an honorary degree from a prestigious Paris university.
But that year, without warning, he disappeared,...
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Apple has removed an app that protesters in Hong Kong have used to track police movements and tear gas use, saying the app violated its rules.
The company said the app, HKmap.live, had "been used in ways...
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
The US has blacklisted 28 Chinese organisations for their alleged involvement in abuses against ethnic Uighurs in China's Xinjiang province.
The organisations are now on the so-called Entity List, which...
Monday, 07 October 2019
Police in Nepal have arrested the former speaker of parliament, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, after a female member of staff accused him of rape.
The arrest came after a court in the capital Kathmandu issued...
Thursday, 03 October 2019
North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May.
The missile - which was able to carry a nuclear...
Tuesday, 01 October 2019
US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74.
A native of Augusta, Georgia, Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in...
Friday, 27 September 2019
The whistleblower whose complaint has led to an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump is a CIA officer, US media report.
The unnamed officer once worked at the White House, several US outlets...
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Members of US Congress have seen for the first time a whistleblower complaint against Donald Trump that has led to calls for his impeachment.
One Democrat described it as "disturbing" while a Republican...
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Iran has rejected a joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany and the UK who blamed it for attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations.
Iran's foreign minister accused them of "parroting...
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
The Taliban have told the BBC that their "doors are open" should US President Donald Trump want to resume peace talks in the future.
Chief negotiator Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai insisted negotiation...
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Israelis are voting in their country's second general election in five months.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the snap election after failing to form a governing coalition with a viable majority...
Monday, 16 September 2019
Oil prices surged after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply.
Brent crude jumped 10% to $66.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 8.9%...
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Scientists have discovered evidence that the impact of an asteroid as powerful as 10 billion World War II-era atomic bombs caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The 7.5-mile (12-km) wide asteroid...
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson's calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins.
In all, 293 MPs voted for the prime minister's motion for an early poll, far short...
Friday, 06 September 2019
The government has said a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit will complete its passage through the Lords on Friday.
The proposed legislation was passed by MPs on Wednesday, inflicting a defeat on Prime Minister...
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Boris Johnson faces a new battle in the Commons after his first vote as PM saw him lose to rebel Tories and opposition MPs who object to a no-deal Brexit.
The Commons voted 328 to 301 to take control...
Tuesday, 03 September 2019
The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean islands of the Bahamas since records began has torn roofs from buildings and caused severe flooding.
The slow-moving, category five Dorian - the second-strongest...
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