Indonesian riot police clashed with protesters in Jakarta, Makassar, Medan and two other cities Tuesday, on the second day of nationwide rallies over fears that lawmakers are attempting to roll back democratic reforms and other concerns. In Jakarta, about 3,000 students who tried to force their way into the House of Representatives (DPR) building were […]
Five Filipinos and a Swedish national have been arrested in raids in the southern Philippines following a week-long manhunt for Islamic State-linked militants who planned bomb attacks in the region, police said Tuesday. Abedin Camsa, Normia Camsa, Norshiya Joven Camsa and Swedish national Hassan Akgun were arrested during a house raid on Monday in the […]
A truck drove into a crowd in Hunan Province in Central China; 10 people died and 16 more were injured, according to the transport police. The incident occurred Sunday morning in the village of Zhenzhihua in Xiangtan City District, when a truck loaded with gravel drove into a crowd of people. According to a statement […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory. Protesters have targeted the airport before, occupying the arrivals hall, blocking approach roads and setting […]
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a vehicle carrying a former Philippine congressman once erroneously tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte as a narco-politician, wounding him and killing one of his bodyguards who was riding in another car, officials said Wednesday. Four other men who were traveling with Amado Espino Jr., a former congressman and ex-governor of […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, September 5 threatened to reopen a route for Syrian refugees to reach Europe if it does not receive more support for a a resettlement plan centered on northern Syria, Deutsche Welle reports. Erdogan has urged the US to take further action on establishing a so-called safe […]
The beasts are thought to be swimming from Sumatra across the Strait of Malacca to the mystical island of Pulau Besar, and local officials say they’ve been causing “widespread damage” to the site. Malaysian authorities are going to great lengths to repel an “invasion” of a Muslim holy site – with the invaders being wild […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Hong Kong police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters near Admiralty and the Legislative Council, local media reported. The organisers of the protests canceled Saturday’s demonstration in Hong Kong after the police had turned down the request for holding it. Despite this, hundreds of people took to the […]
