UN nuclear watchdog launches review of Fukushima water release

The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday promised a “comprehensive” and “objective” review…

Hong Kong police raid shuttered Tiananmen museum

Hong Kong security police on Thursday raided the museum that houses exhibits…

India restricts religious festivals over new COVID surge fears

Indian authorities are restricting major religious festivals that start this week and…

Myanmar cell towers attacked after shadow government ‘war’ call

Protesters have destroyed around a dozen military-owned communications towers in Myanmar, witnesses…

Mass COVID testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum

For families struggling to survive on US$150 a month in Bangkok’s biggest…

Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers

Hong Kong police arrested multiple members of the group behind the city’s…

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organiser defies police probe

The pro-democracy group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils set up…

Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading COVID

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for…

Afghan universities deserted as Taliban impose new rules

Universities in Kabul were almost empty on the first day of the…