Confusion, anguish in Vietnam as families await UK truck dead
Tradition in Vietnam dictates that the dead should be buried within three days, but Nguyen Dinh Gia is still waiting for his son’s body to come home.
Turkey sends journalist Altan back to jail a week after release
A Turkish court ordered prominent journalist and author Ahmet Altan back to jail on Wednesday, a week after he was released from prison following a retrial on coup-related charges.
Lebanon slips deeper into turmoil, no sign of new government
Protesters barricaded main roads across Lebanon on Wednesday after President Michel Aoun enraged demonstrators by urging them to end their revolt against corruption and cronyism in the political establishment.
Lebanon’s Berri wants formation of new government accelerated
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called on Wednesday for the acceleration of efforts to form a new, inclusive Lebanese government, MP Ali Bazzi said after a weekly meeting of Berri’s parliamentary bloc.
Pakistan draws Indian ire with museum display on captured pilot
The crude waxwork figure isn’t much to look at, although it does feature the famous moustache. But Pakistan’s new museum exhibit on an Indian pilot captured when the two nations came close to war earlier this year is causing ire across the border.
Far-right German lawmaker ousted as committee head over anti-Semitism
German lawmakers on Wednesday ousted a member of the far-right opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) as head of a parliamentary committee after he made comments widely condemned as anti-Semitic.
Police in Catalonia oust pro-independence protesters from major highway
Spanish police on Wednesday cleared out scores of protesters supporting Catalan independence who had trapped around 500 vehicles while blocking a major highway for more than 15 hours.
Pakistan anti-government protesters block highway in campaign to oust PM
Anti-government protesters in Pakistan blocked a key highway linking the country to Afghanistan on Wednesday, as part of what they called the “second phase” of action aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Hungary begins trial of Syrian man accused of leading IS murder brigade
A Hungarian court on Wednesday began the trial of a Syrian man accused of terrorism and crimes against humanity as a military leader of Islamic State near the city of Homs in 2015, saying he participated in the murders of dozens of people.
Singapore activists challenge gay sex ban in court after India ruling
Singapore’s top court has heard challenges to its colonial-era gay sex law, a thorny issue in the socially-conservative city-state, for the first time since similar legislation was scrapped in India last year.
