Saudi graft suspects were physically abused: reportProminent Saudis held in what Riyadh dubbed an anti-corruption campaign were subjected to coercion and physical abuse, the New York Times reported Monday, describing fear and uncertainty even after th...
Myanmar erects security posts on burned Rohingya land: AmnestyMyanmar is building security installations on top of razed Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees. Nearly 700,000...
Austria marks 80 years since annexation by HitlerAustria on Monday marks the 80th anniversary of its annexation by Nazi Germany, with the country's President Alexander Van der Bellen urging young people not to be "taken in" by neo-fascist and far-ri...
Taliban take district centre in western Afghan provinceLASHKAR GAH: Taliban fighters have captured a district center in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled government security forces fiercely in recent months, o...
Harmless nostalgia or worrying nationalism? Germany split over new ministryIs it about lederhosen, bratwurst and beer? Will it stir a healthy patriotism? Or does it hark back to the darkest chapter of German history by championing nationalism and excluding minorities? A new...
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia gets bail; party to consider poll boycottDHAKA: A Bangladeshi court granted bail on Monday to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was jailed last month for five years for graft, raising a chance her party might take part in a December gen...
Against Putin, seven candidates and one glaring absenceMOSCOW: Seven candidates are lined up to run against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sunday’s election, but his primary political opponent will not be on the ballot. Facing competitors such as a f...
Rise of violent Buddhist rhetoric in Asia defies stereotypesBuddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is upending t...
S Korea abuse MP quits as poet’s exhibition dismantledA South Korean member of parliament resigned Monday after being accused of sex abuse, the latest target of a spreading #MeToo campaign in the country, as an exhibition to an accused poet was dismantle...
Right-wing parties opposed to FARC peace deal lead Colombia voteBOGOTA: Right-wing parties opposed to a peace deal with the FARC won historic elections in Colombia Sunday but fell short of a majority in polls that saw the former rebels enter the Congress. The hard...
Bangladeshi passenger plane with 71 on board crashes in NepalKATHMANDU: A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers on board crashed near Kathmandu airport Monday as it was coming in to land, officials said, as firefighters battled to extinguish the burning wreckage...
Thousands of Indian farmers protest in MumbaiTens of thousands of Indian farmers protested in Mumbai on Monday after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights. The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying...