Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque, Asia News,A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just days after a deadly Catholic cathedral bombing and a vote backing Muslim self-rule. \”A grenade was lobbed ins
Anger, dismay as Indonesia says search for quake victims to end, Asia News,PALU, Indonesia – Relatives of hundreds of people missing after an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia reacted with anger, sadness and resignation on Sunday to a decision by the state disaster agency to end searches for bodie
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world court, Asia News,YANGON – Aung San Suu Kyi will appear before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, her government said o
India rushes to quell outrage after insulting remarks on Islam, Asia News,MUMBAI – India's government sought on Monday (June 6) to calm anger at home and abroad after two officials of the ruling BJP party made remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, with 38 people arrested for rioting in a northern
German magazine Der Spiegel says journalist fabricated stories over years, World News,BERLIN – Germany's Der Spiegel magazine said on Wednesday it had fired Claas Relotius, an award-winning staff writer, after finding he fabricated and invented facts in many articles in recent years. \”Truth and
'Major terrorist attack' foiled in Netherlands, 7 arrested: prosecutor, World News,Dutch police arrested seven men Thursday suspected of plotting to carry out a \”major terrorist attack\” at a public event using explosive belts and an AK-47 assault rifle, the public prosecutor's office
China attacks Western reporting on Xinjiang as 'pure fabrication', China News,LONDON/BEIJING – China's ambassador to the United Kingdom on Monday (Nov 18) dismissed reporting by Western media on the Chinese government's policies in Xinjiang as \”pure fabrication\” and \”fake news\”.
The religious retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt, Asia News,NEW DELHI – It was late on Sunday night when officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh received the alert. Federal authorities said they needed to track down more than 1,000 people linked to a large M
Indonesia raids find explosives, militant suspects after church attack, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesian police discovered powerful explosives and arrested more suspected Islamist militants on Monday, after a series of raids following a suicide attack a day earlier outside a cathedral on the first day
Indonesian church bombed by suspected Islamist militants, Asia News,JAKARTA – Two suicide bombers believed to be members of an Islamist militant group attacked a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday (March 28) on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, wounding 19 people, poli
