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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 21:03

'Man-eater' tiger that killed nine shot dead in India

'Man-eater' tiger that killed nine shot dead in India

Indian police have shot dead a tiger dubbed the "Man-eater of Champaran" that killed at least nine people, in a major operation involving 200 people including trackers on elephants, officials said Sunday.

2022-10-09 20:12

Protesters glue hands to cover of Picasso painting

Protesters glue hands to cover of Picasso painting

Two climate activists glued their hands to the perspex cover of Picasso's anti-war painting "Massacre in Korea" in a Melbourne art gallery on Sunday, police, protesters and the gallery said.

2022-10-09 19:54

Japanese PM Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Japanese PM Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to the lowest of his one-year tenure on doubts about his party's disclosure of ties to the controversial Unification Church, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

2022-10-09 19:22

Japan expels Russian consul in retaliation

Japan expels Russian consul in retaliation

Japan ordered a Russian consul in Sapporo to leave the country by October 10 in retaliation for the expulsion of a Japanese consul in Vladivostok last month, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

2022-10-04 21:11

Iran vows 'decisive action' on wave of women-led protests

Iran vows 'decisive action' on wave of women-led protests

Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed "decisive action" against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

2022-09-25 21:49

World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan

World Bank pledges $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan

The World Bank said it will provide about $2 billion in aid to Pakistan, ravaged by floods that have killed more than 1,600 people this year, the largest pledge of assistance so far.

2022-09-25 20:46

China's Communist Party has elected delegates for congress

China's Communist Party has elected delegates for congress

China's Communist Party said Sunday that it had elected all the delegates attending a key political meeting starting October 16, where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term. The twice-in-a-decade conclave will also see a shuffle of personnel on the party's powerful decision-making body, the 25-member Politburo.

2022-09-25 20:42

Amid UN criticism, Taliban name new education minister

Amid UN criticism, Taliban name new education minister

The Taliban appointed a new education minister for Afghanistan, days after the United Nations called on the country's new rulers to reopen schools for girls beyond sixth grade. Since seizing power in Afghanistan just over a year ago, the Taliban have restricted the rights of girls to education, despite initial promises to the contrary. The United Nations estimates that more t...

2022-09-21 22:16

Philippine protesters vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses

Philippine protesters vow to 'never forget' Marcos era abuses

Philippine protesters vowed Wednesday to "never forget" the human rights abuses under former dictator Ferdinand Marcos as they held rallies to mark 50 years since his imposition of martial law.

2022-09-21 20:30

Hong Kong to decide on further COVID relaxation 'soon': city leader

Hong Kong to decide on further COVID relaxation 'soon': city leader

Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said he will soon make a decision on further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, as residents and businesses decry quarantine rules that have kept the finance hub cut off for more than two years.

2022-09-20 20:22

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