Four killed, 43 injured in Turkish train crash in Ankara: governor
Four people were killed and 43 others were injured in a crash involving a Turkish high speed train in Ankara on Thursday, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin said.
Turkish high speed train crash caused by collision with local train: official
A Turkish high speed train crash in Ankara on Thursday morning was caused by a collision with a local train, an official from the Ankara governor’s office said.
Number of journalists jailed for doing job near record high: report
A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work, including two Reuters reporters whose imprisonment in Myanmar has drawn international criticism, according to a report released on Thursday.
Israeli woman hurt in Palestinian attack loses baby, gunman killed
A baby who was delivered prematurely to an Israeli woman wounded in a Palestinian drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank died in hospital on Wednesday, officials said, hours before the gunman was killed by pursuing Israeli forces.
Cambodia allows banned politicians to seek lifting of curbs
Cambodia’s parliament on Thursday amended the law to let banned politicians petition the government for a return to politics, which could see restraints lifted for more than 100 members of the main opposition party, dissolved last year.
Prominent Chinese pastor held on suspicion of inciting subversion
A prominent church pastor in southwest China is being held by authorities on suspicion of inciting subversion, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, amid a campaign by Beijing to clamp down on religion unapproved by the state.
Second Canadian missing in China after detention of former diplomat
Canadian businessman Michael Spavor, who worked with North Korea, is missing in China, a Canadian official said, days after Chinese authorities detained a former Canadian diplomat amid an escalating diplomatic row.
Canadian Michael Spavor investigated for harming China’s national security: China government news site
Canadian Michael Spavor is being investigated in China on suspicion of harming China’s national security, a Chinese government news site said on Thursday.
In fear of the state: Bangladeshi journalists self-censor as election approaches
With less than a month to go to a general election, many journalists in Bangladesh say they are living in fear of ever-tightening media laws and engaging in self-censorship as a result.
Factbox: Bangladesh’s broad media laws
Bangladesh has some broad media laws to tackle issues ranging from defamation to fake news, and the spread of propaganda, but many in the local media allege these laws are now being used to curb free speech and rein in press freedom in the country.
