Indian Muslims wave national flag to show protest is not anti-India
Indian Muslims protesting against a citizenship law which they say is discriminatory are carrying national flags and copies of the constitution, aiming to prevent supporters of the Hindu nationalist government from painting them as anti-India.
Hundreds rally against Myanmar police over child rape case
Hundreds of people joined a protest on Monday against Myanmar’s police after the force broke the law by revealing the name of the child victim of a high profile rape case following the acquittal of a suspect.
Protesters rally near Hong Kong harbor, more demos planned over Christmas
More than 1,000 protesters, many in surgical masks and balaclavas, filled a harborside plaza near Hong Kong’s financial district late on Monday to demand full democracy and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality.
Iran unveils development at Arak reactor in face of U.S. pressure
Iran unveiled a redevelopment of part of its Arak heavy water reactor on Monday – a move that did not breach international restrictions on its nuclear work but showed it is developing the sector in the face of U.S. pressure.
Carols and bells in Bethlehem as Christmas draws near
Christmas cheer rang out through Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Monday as pilgrims and worshippers flocked to the city revered as Jesus’s birthplace and locals made final preparations for this year’s festivities.
Algeria’s powerful army chief dies at pivotal point in political crisis
Algeria’s powerful army chief, who masterminded the state’s response to mass protests this year, died suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, and a likely successor quickly emerged from the same old guard the demonstrators want swept away.
India’s Modi contradicts key aide over citizenship register as he tries to douse protests
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi contradicted his closest lieutenant over plans for a nationwide register as he tried to defuse protests against a citizenship law in which at least 21 people have been killed.
Explainer: Why India’s new citizenship plans are stirring protests
(This corrects paragraph 9 to remove reference to the majority of excluded residents in Assam being Muslim, amends to show there was no official breakdown by religion in December 23 story.)
U.S., North Korea talks ‘more important than anything’, South Korea tells China
It is “more important than anything” to keep up the momentum for talks between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but a U.N. investigator accused it of making a “mockery” of justice by allowing the masterminds of last year’s killing to go fr…
