International News

August 3, 2018

Philippine Muslims hope new law brings ‘dream of peace’

About 150,000 people have been killed in the Muslim-dominated south since the 1970s – one of Asia’s longest conflicts. Supporters of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel […]
August 3, 2018

Bangladesh: Mass student protests after deadly road accident

Tens of thousands of students in Bangladesh have rallied for a fifth consecutive day after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus. The demonstrators, mostly […]
August 3, 2018

Manus detainee Hamid Khazaei death ‘preventable’: Australia court

The death of an Iranian asylum seeker who was held at an Australian offshore refugee detention centre was preventable, a coroner has ruled. Queensland state coroner […]
August 3, 2018

Macedonia to hold referendum on name change on September 30

Macedonia will hold a high-stakes referendum on a proposed name change for the country on September 30, legislators have decided. Last month, Skopje and Athens signed […]
August 3, 2018

Fake news threatens the future of UK democracy: report

Disinformation and the spread of fake news online threaten the future of democracy in the UK, a parliamentary committee has warned. In order to clean up […]
August 3, 2018

Assam: Some four million left out of final India NRC draft list

Guwahati, India – The names of about four million people in India’s Assam state are not included in the final draft list of citizens published by […]
August 3, 2018

US court hears case against Germany over Namibia genocide

New York, USA – A court in the United States has heard the first oral argumentation between representatives of the Herero and Nama people and representatives […]
August 3, 2018

High-ranking Chinese monk accused of sexually harassing nuns

A high-ranking Chinese monk has denied accusations he sexually harassed nuns and coerced them into sex by “controlling their minds”. Abbot Xuecheng’s alleged actions were detailed […]