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Tue, September 22, 2020 | 22:13

China to restrict visas for some Americans over Hong Kong row

China to restrict visas for some Americans over Hong Kong row

China announced Monday visa restrictions on US citizens who have "behaved egregiously" over Hong Kong, ahead of the expected approval by Chinese lawmakers of a controversial national security law for the city.

2020-06-29 20:16

UN experts urge world to ensure China respects human rights

UN experts urge world to ensure China respects human rights

An unusually large group of independent U.N. human rights experts urged the international community Friday to “take all appropriate measures” to monitor China and “act collectively and decisively” to ensure its government respects human rights.

2020-06-27 10:31

China's annual dog-meat fair opens

China's annual dog-meat fair opens

China's notorious dog-meat festival has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfare and reduce risks to health highlighted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but activists are hopeful its days are numbered. The annual 10-day festival in the southwestern city of Yulin usually attracts thousands of visitors, many of whom buy dogs for the pot that are o...

2020-06-23 10:41

India seeks to ease tensions with China after clash

India seeks to ease tensions with China after clash

India said Thursday it was using diplomatic channels with China to de-escalate a military standoff in a remote Himalayan border region where 20 Indian soldiers were killed this week. Responding to China's claim to the disputed Galwan Valley, India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said both sides agreed to handle the situation responsibly.

2020-06-19 10:41

Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India

Deadly clash in the Himalayas ups ante for China and India

India and China sought Wednesday to deescalate tensions after flexing their muscles in a clash along a disputed border high in the Himalayas that left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The skirmish Monday in the desolate alpine area of Ladakh, in Kashmir, followed changes by India to the political status of Kashmir amid a geopolitical tug-of-war with the United States in the region.

2020-06-18 11:00

Tourist rescued after being trapped 6 days in well in Bali

Tourist rescued after being trapped 6 days in well in Bali

A Ukrainian man who fell into an abandoned well and broke his leg while being chased by a wild dog on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali was rescued after being trapped for nearly a week, police said Monday. Roberts Jacob Matthews, 29, stumbled into the nearly empty 4-meter (13-foot) -deep concrete well and was unable to get out for six days until a farmer in Pecatu village h...

2020-06-09 09:45

China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers

China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers

China is advising its citizens not to visit Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against Asians, in what appears to be Beijing's latest attempt to punish the country for advocating an investigation into the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-06-06 12:01

Hong Kong's last British governor likens city's democrats to Mandela, King

Hong Kong's last British governor likens city's democrats to Mandela, King

The last British governor of Hong Kong said the city's democrats are on the same side of history as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, and accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of "tightening the screws" on the city's freedoms.

2020-06-06 10:12

Elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap

Elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap

India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit, as cricket and Bollywood stars joined a chorus of outrage over the incident. The elephant died in agony last week in the southern state of Kerala, the latest casualty in a growing conflict in South Asia between large animals and humans as ever more forest is lost to urban ...

2020-06-05 16:08

Philippines' Duterte renews threat to kill drug dealers after big bust

Philippines' Duterte renews threat to kill drug dealers after big bust

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte renewed on Friday a threat to kill drug dealers after police seized 756 kg (1,667 lb) of methamphetamines, a haul he said proved the Southeast Asian country had become a transhipment point for narcotics. The crystal methamphetamine, with a Philippine market value that police put at 5.1 billion pesos ($102.22 million), was one of the bigges...

2020-06-05 15:44

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