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Figure who ran Cambodia’s most notorious prison during genocidal regime of Pol Pot died on Wednesday The chief jailer of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime, known as Comrade Duch, who oversaw the mass murder of at least 14,000 Cambodians at the notorious Tu…
Twelve spread in community while 13th emerged in a quarantined returning traveller, say authorities; PM Ardern due to decide on electionNew Zealand on Sunday reported 13 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus for the last 24 hours, as the country’s fir…
Auckland’s lockdown extended for two weeks; start of provincial women’s rugby season delayedNew Zealand reported seven new cases of coronavirus up to Saturday morning after a lockdown in Auckland was extended.Six of the seven new cases were linked to t…
China’s most senior figure in Hong Kong defiant after US takes action against leaders over crackdown on freedom in city The head of China’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, Luo Huining, has mocked sanctions announced by the US over the crackdown on freedoms i…
Special flight carrying 190 people skids off runway while landing in heavy rain and breaks in two A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing in…
New Zealand had already dropped treaty in line with Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany over national security law brought in by BeijingChina has suspended Hong Kong’s extradition treaty with New Zealand amid a row with western nations protesting ag…
Kadar Shaikh was shocked by price of his treatment at private clinic, so he turned his offices into a facility offering free treatmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn Indian businessman who recovered from coronavirus has c…
China’s UK ambassador rejects west’s ‘groundless claims’ as two Chinese nationals indicted for wide range of alleged hacking attemptsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwo Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to ste…
Peter Navarro blames coronavirus for end of agreement, but is swiftly contradicted by Donald Trump, who says it is ‘fully intact’The White House’s stance on China was thrown into confusion on Monday night after trade adviser Peter Navarro announced a t…
Country reverses easing plans; Philippines residents to enjoy free movement as daily infections pass 500; Mumbai’s hospital close to collapseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea has postponed the planned reopenin…
Everyone within 5km of the plant in Andhra Pradesh told to leave over fear of repeat of accident that has left at least 11 deadIndian officials have evacuated more people from the area around a chemical plant in the south of the country that leaked tox…
Hundreds hospitalised after gas leak from the LG Polymers plant in Andra Pradesh state while local families were asleepA gas leak at a chemical factory in southern India has killed at least nine people and led to hundreds being taken to hospital, amid …
Satoshi Uematsu fatally stabbed 19 people with disabilities at care facility where he once worked in 2016A man who stabbed to death 19 residents at a care home in Japan for people with disabilities has been sentenced to death.Satoshi Uematsu, a former …
New citizenship law triggered violent clashes between Muslims and HindusThe death toll from Delhi’s worst riots in decades has risen to 38, as a political row broke out over the transfer of a judge who criticised the police and government’s handling of…
A 61-year-old woman is believed to have infected dozens of worshippers at the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Daegu, taking the national total to 82Coronavirus – latest news The South Korean city of Daegu was facing an “unprecedented crisis” after coron…