UN ‘disturbed’ by Bahrain forces’ violent breakup of jail sit-in
Human rights office calls for thorough investigation into 'violent repression' of peaceful sit-in at Jau prison.
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Suicide bombing kills over 20 in Afghanistan’s Logar province
The truck bomb in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam also wounded more than 90 people, interior ministry says.
Germany to begin returning Benin bronzes to Nigeria next year
Officials say deal reached with Nigerian authorities to work on restitution plan for 'substantial' number of artefacts.
Europe’s economy shrinks as US, China recoveries power ahead
Europe has its second straight quarter of shrinking economic growth, thanks to lockdowns and slow vaccine roll-outs.
DeSantis to sign ‘voter suppression’ bill decried by activists
Florida set to be latest state to enact measures that limit access to ballot boxes and mail-in votes.
Starving Malagasy forced to eat leaves, locusts for survival
Near-total disappearance of food sources has created 'full-blown nutrition emergency' in south Madagascar, WFP warns.
English football begins four-day social media boycott over abuse
Social media silence by football leagues, clubs and players in England in protest against online racist abuse.
Spain: ‘Trump-like’ Madrid governor set for election win
Isabel Diaz Ayuso has kept bars open in the pandemic, winning praise among businesses who have named a beer after her.
Indonesia says it will salvage submarine that sank off Bali
Grieving relatives cast flowers into the sea to pay their respects to the 53 crew members killed in the disaster.
Indian states out of COVID vaccines as daily cases near 400,000
India is world's biggest producer of vaccines but does not have enough stockpiles to keep up with a deadly second wave.
Almost half of Myanmar risks falling into poverty by 2022: UNDP
COVID and the crisis following a military coup this year could reverse economic gains made since 2005, UN body says.
‘A coup’: Palestinian factions slam parliamentary poll delay
Hamas says President Abbas's decision 'coup against the path of national partnership and consensus'.
US: Former Trump lawyer Giuliani defiant after FBI raid
Giuliani has said electronics seized by federal investigators will prove he and the former US president are 'innocent'.
Insider attacks against Afghan army surged this year: Report
Attacks by Taliban and from infiltrators surged by 37 and 82 percent, respectively, in first quarter, US watchdog says.
At least three killed in landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Fears that death toll could rise after heavy rains pounded the area in North Sumatra on Thursday evening.
Free oxygen at Sikh temples as India’s COVID crisis worsens
Gurdwaras in and around New Delhi have arranged 'oxygen langar' to provide free oxygen to patients who need it.
Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah to file complaint with UN agency
The 50-year-old Saudi-born Palestinian was detained in March 2002 on suspicion he was a senior member of al-Qaeda.
In Pictures: Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills dozens
A huge stampede at the densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site of Mount Meron killed at least 44 people in Israel.
Thousands poised to flee to Thailand due to violence in Myanmar
Thai foreign ministry says 2,267 Myanmar civilians had crossed into Thailand as of early Friday since fighting erupted.
China reins in tech giants to curb push into financial system
Under new rules, firms including Tencent, ByteDance must subject themselves to tougher financial regulations.