Polls close in Cambodia election, PM Hun Sen set to extend rule
Vote counting got underway on Sunday in Cambodia in a contentious national election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair due to voter intimidation and the absence of any significant challenger to Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Polls close in Cambodia’s general election: officials
Polls have closed in Cambodia’s general election, amid criticism from some that the vote was neither free nor fair in the absence of any significant challenger to strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Three babies among six dead as boat capsizes off Turkish coast: Anadolu
Six people including three babies died on Sunday when an inflatable boat carrying 16 people capsized off the coast of western Turkey, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
‘Resistance continues’, says Palestinian teen released from Israel jail
A Palestinian teenager released from prison by Israel on Sunday after completing a sentence for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier called for Palestinians to continue their struggle against occupation of the West Bank.
Powerful quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok, 12 killed, houses damaged
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday killing 12 people and sending villagers fleeing from their beds into open fields to avoid collapsing buildings.
Monsoon flooding forces thousands to evacuate homes in Myanmar
Some 50,000 people in Myanmar evacuated their homes after days of heavy monsoon rains left villages inundated and swept away bridges, while authorities scrambled to deliver aid to the affected regions, authorities and media said on Sunday.
Israel releases from jail Palestinian teen who struck soldier
Israel released from prison on Sunday Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi who was jailed late last year after she was filmed kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank.
Powerful quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok, 10 killed, houses damaged
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday, killing 10 people and damaging many buildings, authorities said.
Voters display ink-stained fingers after casting ballots in Cambodia’s election
Voters headed to the polls in Cambodia on Sunday in an election Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to easily win, extending his 30-plus years in power, after the main opposition party was dissolved and the government cracked down on critics.
Powerful quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok, three killed, houses damaged
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday, killing three people and damaging many buildings, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said.
