Sri Lanka church to hold Black Sunday for justice in 2019 attacks
Roman Catholic Church declares Black Sunday to seek justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack.
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Australian economy beats COVID blues to bounce back
Australia's economy beats expectations to expand 3.1 percent in the final quarter of 2020.
Rio Tinto chairman quits over Aboriginal site damage in Australia
Anglo-Australian mining giant triggered an outcry last year when it blew up the ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.
Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa seeks artists for voyage around the Moon
Yusaku Maezawa launches search for eight people to join him as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon.
Erdogan promises stronger freedoms, human rights in Turkey
Turkey will improve the judiciary system, strengthen freedom of expression and organisation, president says.
Army, private firm, fighters accused of Mozambique war crimes
Hundreds of civilians in Cabo Delgado killed by rebels, gov't forces and private militia, Amnesty says.
Six Dr Seuss books with racist images won’t be published any more
Books by US author to go out of print include 'And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street' and 'If I Ran the Zoo'.
Morocco suspends contact with German embassy
Officials say decision in part due to 'deep misunderstandings' in Berlin's stance over Western Sahara.
Press watchdog sues Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
Reporters Without Borders files case against MBS in German court for 'crimes against humanity' for Khashoggi murder.
How a five-second social media clip took India, Pakistan by storm
Video shot by 19-year-old Dananeer Mobeen in northern Pakistan's Nathaigali mountains inspires hundreds of spin-offs.
Victims of anti-Asian attacks reflect a year into pandemic
US monitoring groups have recorded thousands of cases of discrimination against Asian Americans during the pandemic.
Austria, Denmark break ranks with EU to make vaccines with Israel
Move by European Union member states seen as a rebuke to the bloc's sluggish joint vaccine procurement programme.
COVID: Despite concerns, Chinese vaccines sweep the world
China has pledged roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines to countries around the globe.
Global CO2 pollution returns to pre-COVID levels: IEA
The International Energy Agency says emission were 2 percent higher in December than in the same month a year ago.
Myanmar crisis ‘a litmus test’ for ASEAN, says Indonesia’s ex FM
Marty Natalegawa says ASEAN must tell Myanmar's military to stop shooting at innocent civilians.
Privacy fears as India’s gov’t schools install facial recognition
Experts say facial recognition systems being installed in schools without laws to regulate collection and use of data.
Twitter to permanently ban users who spread COVID misinformation
The social media firm says users who continue to post misleading tweets about coronavirus vaccines face a permanent ban.
Taiwan opposition chief in no rush for China meeting
Johnny Chiang tells Reuters that China's proposals to get Taiwan to accept Communist rule had 'no market' on the island.
Ethiopia: Four media workers arrested in conflict-wracked Tigray
Two journalists, two translators detained in Tigray but no reason has been given for their arrest.
Girl, 9, dies after being caned during ‘exorcism’ in Sri Lanka
Two arrested over girl's death caused by severe beating during a ritual to drive an evil spirit away, police say.