Min Aung Hlaing promises Myanmar multi-party elections in 2023
Six months after seizing power, Min Aung Hlaing pledges to hold multi-party elections in two years.
Category Archives: News
Death toll in Afghanistan floods tops 100, dozens still missing
Another 110 people are missing and 34 wounded in Nuristan province's Kamdesh district as rescue operations continue.
Endangered Sumatran tigers recovering from COVID in Jakarta zoo
In Indonesia, two male Sumatran tigers are recovering from coronavirus after testing positive in mid-July.
New Zealand apologises for 1970s ‘Dawn Raids’
Government expresses 'sorrow, remorse and regret' over historic immigration crackdowns targeting Pacific communities.
Afghan forces bomb Taliban in bid to halt advance on cities
Government forces are fighting Taliban assaults on major cities, including in Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar.
Canada: Protesters demand investigation into residential schools
Call comes after over 1,000 unmarked graves found at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend for decades.
Brazil: Daily average of COVID deaths passes under 1,000 mark
Brazil last registered a seven-day average of fewer than 1,000 COVID deaths in January at start of brutal second wave.
Top US diplomat to meet with Southeast Asian officials next week
Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers, among others, US official says.
Afghanistan’s Herat under pressure amid ongoing Taliban assault
Battle for western city comes as Taliban also tries to inch closer to the southern cities of Kandahar and Lashkar Gah.
Dozen homes burn, five people hospitalised in Greece wildfire
Some 145 firefighters have been mobilised to extinguish fire near Patras, Greece's third-largest city.
French police clash with anti-COVID pass protesters in Paris
Some 3,000 security forces deployed around the French capital for a third weekend of protests against a health pass.
Millions across US at risk of eviction as coronavirus surges
Nationwide moratorium on evictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire at midnight on Saturday.
Turkish officials deny ethnic motive in murder of seven Kurds
Prosecutors in Konya say initial evidence points to long-running feud, but victims' family say attack was racist.
How Netanyahu plans to bring down Israel’s new government
Analysts say ex-Israeli PM, removed in June after a 12-year tenure, is using a raft of tactics to undermine the gov't.
Turkey declares ‘disaster areas’ as wildfire death toll rises
President Erdogan says investigation opened into causes of wildfires in southern Turkey, as death toll rises to six.
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases hit record high during Olympics
New infections in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058, a day after Japan decided to extend states of emergency.
China races to curb Delta-fuelled COVID outbreak, worst in months
High contagiousness of Delta variant combined with the peak tourist season leads to new cases in several provinces.
Malaysia: Hundreds take to the streets in anti-government protest
Demonstraters demand embattled PM Muhyiddin Yassin resign over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Partial lockdown in Karachi after alarming rise in COVID cases
Sindh’s chief minister said a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases flooded hospitals in Karachi, the provincial capital.
France clears extradition of Burkina Faso ex-president’s brother
Francois Compaore is wanted in his home country in connection with the 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo.