Asia
8 May 2023
One of India's biggest states on Monday banned a movie critics accused of stoking communal hatred and propaganda against Muslims but defended strongly by the ruling right-wing Hindu government.
8 May 2023
Taiwan is expecting a fast-tracked $500 million weapons package from Washington this year to make up for delays in arms procurements, the island's defence minister said on Monday.
8 May 2023
President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Beijing said on Monday, as China moves to increase its influence in the region.
8 May 2023
A convoy of diplomats travelling in Myanmar came under fire from an unknown armed group, a military official and a diplomat said Monday.
8 May 2023
Iran on Monday executed two people convicted over desecrating the Koran and insulting the Prophet Mohammad, the judiciary said.
7 May 2023
Thais queued under the blistering sun outside temples, shopping centres and schools to cast their early ballots Sunday ahead of a much-anticipated election next week.
7 May 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Seoul Sunday for a landmark summit with South Korea's president as the two countries seek to mend ties in the face of growing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.
7 May 2023
Some 23,000 people have fled ethnic violence in northeast India that has reportedly killed at least 54 people, the army said Sunday, although there was no new "major violence" overnight.
7 May 2023
When Ahmed Rabbani ran out of paint to satisfy his artistic yearnings during 20 years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, he turned to whatever came to hand dirt, coffee grinds and even spices such as turmeric from the prison canteen.
6 May 2023
Philippine authorities have rescued over a thousand people from several Asian nations who were trafficked into the country, held captive and forced to run online scams, an official said Saturday.
6 May 2023
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a farming area south of Seoul during a training exercise on Saturday, said the US military, but appeared to have caused no casualties or property damage.
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A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge Tuesday against a top London school's ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in schools that captured national attention. The student, who cannot be named, took legal action against Michaela Community School in northwest London, claiming the policy was discriminatory and "uniquely" affected…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges as well as Federal Government Academy, Suleja, NECO spokesperson Azeez Sani in a statement on Tuesday, said the National Common Entrance Examination which was earlier scheduled to be held on 20th April 2024, will now be held on…
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, of the council. Sani stated that…
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An 88-year-old man from the French island of Reunion was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison for killing his ill wife and her in-house carer, a judicial source said Tuesday. The accused, a retired teacher, said that he had acted out of compassion because his 78-year-old spouse suffered from Alzheimer's disease. The double…