Hundreds of women's rights activists and their supporters protested in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and the scrapping of a ... ( read original story ...)
Amit Shah said we will form governments in Nepal, Sri Lanka: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb
Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb sparked a fresh controversy on Saturday evening when he revealed BJP’s alleged ambition to form a government in neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka.He was ... ( read original story ...)
Congress & Sena Scoff At Tripura CM Biplab Deb’s ‘BJP Govt In Lanka & Nepal’ Quip
Scoffing at Tripura CM Biplab Deb's remarks that 'BJP will form govt in Sri Lanka and Nepal', Congress and Shiv Sena call it reason for deteriorating relations ... ( read original story ...)
Opp slams Tripura CM’s statement on ‘BJP keen to expand in Nepal, SL’
Opposition Left parties and Congress on Monday criticised the BJP leadership after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's reported comments to ... ( read original story ...)
As talk of Yemen peace increases, the war escalates
Even as diplomats struggle to find a formula to end the six-year armed conflict in Yemen, the war on the ground worsens. In recent days Yemen’s rebel Houthis have launched several attacks on Saudi ... ( read original story ...)
What will a new US policy on Yemen mean for Saudi relations?
The relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia will not be as cozy under a Biden administration as the Trump administration, but how much will change? ( read original story ...)
Peace in Yemen, But not Without Women’s Role in Peacebuilding
The armed conflict in Yemen which has lasted six years, has killed and injured over thousands of civilians, displaced more than one million people and given rise to cholera outbreaks, medicine ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia policemen face action in rape of teen detainee in Sarawak lock-up
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -Eleven policemen are likely to be fired or demoted over the rape of a 16-year-old girl allegedly by a male detainee in a police lock-up in Miri, Sarawak.. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia defends plan to deport Myanmar nationals on navy ships
The detainees, who will be deported on Feb 23, are accused of offences including not having valid travel documents and overstaying their visas.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia says no refugees among 1,200 Myanmar nationals to be deported
Malaysia said on Monday it will not deport any Rohingya Muslims or migrants registered with the U.N. refugee agency, after Reuters reported that it was planning to send 1,200 Myanmar nationals back to ... ( read original story ...)