Turkey granted wider powers on Thursday to a night-time neighbourhood guard force which dates back to the Ottoman era, drawing opposition warnings of potential rights violations as personnel with ... ( read original story ...)
Jeepney Drivers Face Charges Amid Heightened Protest Crackdown in the Philippines
6 jeepney drivers were arrested last week and subsequently released on bail for protesting lost wages during the coronavirus lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda to sell some Asia-focused drugs to Celltrion for $278 million
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has agreed to sell a portfolio of over-the-counter and prescription drugs marketed in the Asia Pacific region to South Korea's Celltrion Inc for $278 ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan: PM defends policy as infections surge
Pakistan’s prime minister is defending his policy of avoiding a complete lockdown that experts say caused a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths across the country ... ( read original story ...)
England v Pakistan: Tourists’ Mohammad Amir and Haris Sohail pull out of trip
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir and batsman Haris Sohail have pulled out of this summer's tour of England. Amir, 28, will miss the series in order to be at the birth of his second child in August, while ... ( read original story ...)
Donkey released after Pakistan police swoop on gambling race
A court in Pakistan has released a donkey that had been held following a case of illegal gambling. Eight men arrested in the same case were given bail the day after police targeted an illegal donkey ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Human Rights Body Warns Academic Freedom Under ‘Grave Threat’
Pakistan’s top human rights body has expressed alarm at what it considers recurring attacks on academic freedom of expression through use of the country’s controversial blasphemy or sedition laws that ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan army chief says anti-polio campaign to restart soon
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's army chief has told Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates that despite the challenge of COVID-19, Pakistan plans to restart polio ... ( read original story ...)
Global report: India reports surge in Covid-19 cases as lockdown eased
Almost 10,000 new cases in India on Thursday as WHO warns situation outside Europe deteriorating Luke Harding and agencies Migrant workers wait on the roadside on 11 June to get transferred to a ... ( read original story ...)
Pretty In Pink: India Crater Lake Changes Colour Overnight
A crater lake in India's western Maharashtra state has turned pink overnight, delighting nature enthusiasts and surprising experts who attributed it to changing salinity levels and the presence of ... ( read original story ...)