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Human Rights Watch slams Duterte’s drug war

Thousands of children in the Philippines have suffered lasting physical, emotional, and economic harm from President Rodrigo Duterte’s abusive “war on drugs,” Human Rights...

Smartphone vs virus: Is privacy always the loser?

Paris—In Europe, officials, doctors, and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.  One...

Singapore activist picks jail over fine

A Singaporean activist said Tuesday he had begun serving a one-week jail term after refusing to pay a fine for questioning the independence of...

Gulf’s massive migrant workforce fears virus limbo

Millions of migrant workers across the Gulf face uncertainty as host countries lock down, employers withhold wages or mull redundancies, and strict coronavirus containment...

Too much static

The fate of broadcast giant ABS-CBN is generating a lot of static, as the expiration of its legislative franchise draws near, and as the...

Indonesia’s Aceh unveils new female floggin squad

Banda Aceh"•The masked woman nervously approaches her target, shuffles into position and then unleashes a flurry of lashes -- proving herself as the newest...

Verdict due on Ampatuans

The alleged masterminds of the Philippines’ worst political massacre will learn their fate Thursday when a Quezon City court issues its verdict, in a...

HK activist Wong barred from election

Hong Kong"•Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was barred Tuesday from standing in a coming local election, after months of huge and frequently violent...

Nearly 2,000 held in Egypt crackdown

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‘Rise up’: Papua New Guinea female police chief’s battle cry to women

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Brunei introduces stoning to death for gay sex, adultery

Bandar Seri Begawan"•Brunei on Wednesday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global...

Palace chides HRW on pullout from ICC

The Palace on Tuesday brushed off suggestions that President Rodrigo Duterte pulled the country out of the International Criminal Court to avoid accountability for...

Chinese rights lawyer jailed for five years for subversion

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Death sentence on Canadian escalates diplomatic quarrel

Beijing-A Chinese court’s decision to impose the death penalty on a convicted Canadian drug smuggler has escalated a diplomatic row that experts say has...
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