Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months in jail and may never leave, because of his alleged role in mass protests against Turkey’s government when she was just a year old.
New Algerian group urges Bouteflika to step down, and army not to interfere
A new Algerian group headed by political leaders, opposition figures and activists has called on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down at the end of his term on April 28, and urged the army not to interfere in politics.
Uganda probes U.N. relief food after three deaths: police
Uganda is investigating a supply of food from the World Food Program (WFP) after three people died and more than 150 others became sick in recent days, police said.
Job skills for young Indonesians a key concern ahead of election
Rival campaigners in Indonesia’s elections next month are sparring over ways to fix the education system in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, which is widely blamed for failing to equip students with the skills to find jobs.
Thai construction tycoon gets 16 months in jail for poaching
A Thai court sentenced a construction tycoon to 16 months in prison without probation on Tuesday after finding him guilty of charges related to poaching of protected animals.
‘Our darkest of days’: PM Ardern voices New Zealand’s grief as burial preparations begin
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday praised the bravery and courage by worshippers as a lone gunman massacred their friends and family, saying the nation stood with its grieving Muslim community in this “darkest of days”.
Tech consortium flags more than 800 versions of New Zealand attack video
A consortium of global technology firms has shared on its collective database the digital fingerprints of more than 800 versions of the video of New Zealand’s mass shootings that killed 50 people, it said on Monday.
New Zealand prepares for first burials of Christchurch attack victims
Preparations were underway on Tuesday to begin burials of victims from the Christchurch mosques attacks after days of intense grieving for the 50 people killed by a lone gunman in New Zealand’s worst-ever mass shooting.
China says played ‘constructive role’ in reducing Pakistan, India tension
China played a “constructive role” in reducing tension between Pakistan and India, the foreign ministry said, after the nuclear-armed rivals almost came to blows last month following an attack on an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir.
Kabul’s expanding foreigner ‘bubble’ trades safety for isolation
Kabul’s green zone is a place where diplomats fly in cheesecake from New York and cases of wine from Europe, but many of those residing inside the heavily fortified enclave are not allowed to walk without an armed guard even for a distance of 100 meter…
