‘Suicidal thoughts strike every day’: India’s sextortion scourge
Sexual blackmail schemes are spreading from the upper echelons of Indian society to the poor and working class.
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At least 19 dead after fire rips through Cambodia hotel-casino
The blaze started on the first floor and spread quickly along carpets before engulfing the multistorey complex.
UN halts some operations in Afghanistan over women aid worker ban
'Female staff are key to every aspect of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan,' UN agencies and aid groups said.
Australia to extradite ex-US fighter pilot over China training
Former US pilot faces charges of conspiracy to export defence services to China over training of military pilots.
Protesting Serbs in northern Kosovo start removing barricades
The removal of the roadblock paves the way for easing soaring tensions in the volatile region.
Twitter suffers major outage, leaving users unable to log on
Users attempting to log on to the microblogging site on Wednesday were greeted with error message.
Argentina identifies another child kidnapped during dictatorship
The confirmation is the second to occur in less than a week, bringing the total number of identified children to 132.
Prosecutors to investigate US Congressman-elect over false claims
The recently elected Republican representative fabricated key info about his employment, education and family history.
Bolivian police arrest prominent opposition leader
Governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho, was detained following weeks of protests in the region.
US to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China
Restrictions come in response to surge of infections across China after Beijing lifted strict policies to contain virus.
Little prospect of peace as Ukraine war passes 10-month mark
Putin signals willingness for peace but makes clear he means peace on Russia's terms.
Photos: Upstate NY cleans up from storm as travel chaos ensues
A storm driven by an Arctic blast brought freezing temperatures as far south as the Mexican border, leaving many dead.
Uzbekistan says 18 children die after consuming India-made syrup
Incident follows deaths of at least 70 children in The Gambia after they took cough and cold syrups made by Indian firm.
Brazil’s top court bans guns from capital for tense inauguration
Some supporters of outgoing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro have called for a coup to prevent a transition of power.
‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a 'weather-driven issue'.
Ivory Coast hands down 11 life sentences in 2016 resort attack
The men were convicted of abetting an armed group's attack on a beach resort that killed 19 people in Grand-Bassam.
US militia member sentenced to 19 years in kidnapping plot
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Barry Croft Jr for his involvement in a plot to kidnap the Michigan governor.
US marks four year anniversary of Paul Whelan detention in Russia
The former US marine is serving a 16-year sentence for alleged espionage, though his family maintains his innocence.
Understanding the surge in migration at the US-Mexico border
Rising number of migrant and refugee arrivals is problem decades in the making and made worse by US policy, experts say.
Tears, prayers as flights resume to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
A shutdown of flights and communications for much of the two-year conflict kept many Tigrayans away from their families.