Sri Lanka police carry out controlled explosion near Colombo cinema
Sri Lankan police said on Wednesday they carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious motorscooter parked near the popular Savoy cinema in the capital Colombo.
Four Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ leaders jailed for 2014 democracy protests
A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of 2014 pro-democracy protests on Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedoms in the China-ruled city nearly five years after activists took to the streets in mass protests.
Fear consumes Sri Lankan blast survivor after scenes from hell
Ab Nirmala had just recounted how a day earlier she had found her daughter alive amid the body parts and bloody corpses strewn across the nave of St Anthony’s Church, when a car exploded outside her home, plunging the 54-year-old woman deeper into the …
Explainer: What was Hong Kong’s ‘Occupy’ movement all about?
Occupy Central is the name given to the protests that paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for 79 days in late 2014.
Hong Kong pro-democracy ‘Occupy’ activists jailed for role in mass protests
A Hong Kong court on Wednesday jailed key leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement in a move that highlights political divisions nearly five years after protests rocked the China-ruled city.
Death toll from Sri Lanka bombing attacks rises to 359: police
The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka rose to 359, police said on Wednesday without providing any further details.
Afghanistan civilian casualties fall amid fewer suicide attacks-UN report
Civilian casualties from the Afghan conflict dropped by almost a quarter in the first three months of the year, amid freezing winter weather and a sharp fall in the number of suicide attacks, the United Nations said in a report on Wednesday.
Japanese passes law to compensate forced sterilization victims
Japan on Wednesday passed a law compensating tens of thousands of people sterilized, often without their consent, under a government program to prevent the birth of “inferior descendants” that remained in effect until 1996.
China to recalibrate Belt and Road, defend scheme against criticism
China is expected to promote a recalibrated version of its Belt and Road initiative at a summit of heads of state this week in Beijing, seeking to allay criticism that its flagship infrastructure policy fuels indebtedness and lacks transparency.
Ex-U.S. Marine accused in North Korean embassy raid ordered detained in L.A.
A former U.S. Marine accused of stealing electronics from the North Korean embassy in Madrid in a robbery of the diplomatic compound was ordered by a federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday to remain in U.S. custody pending possible extradition to Spai…
