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Ahmad Farhad’s abduction sent ripples across Pakistan. After being released on bail, he insists on telling his storyIt was late at night in Islamabad and Ahmad Farhad was returning from a quick trip to the shops when someone walked up behind him. “Don’…
続きを読むCase raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government criticsTwo exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists have been blocked from accessing their pensions, depriving them of tens of thousands of US…
続きを読むThe country’s supreme court scaled back quotas on civil service jobs, which previously allocated 30% to veterans and relatives of those who fought in the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence, after widespread student-led protests and violent clashes in …
続きを読むCourt overturns ruling reserving 30% of government jobs for independence war veterans and their relatives Bangladesh’s top court has scaled back the quotas on government jobs that led to widespread student-led protests and violent clashes that killed m…
続きを読むThe 17th king of Malaysia is crowned at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur Continue reading…
続きを読むCitizens confined to homes with no internet access as student-led protests lead to deadly clashes with authoritiesPolice in Bangladesh have been granted “shoot-on-sight” orders and a nationwide curfew has been imposed as student-led protests continue t…
続きを読むCountries and companies involved in oil and gas extraction to be asked to join scheme aimed at tackling global heatingFossil-fuel producing countries and companies are being asked to pay into a new international fund to help poor countries cope with th…
続きを読むPresident Xi Jinping calls for ‘all-out efforts’ to find more than 30 people after incident in Shaanxi provinceTorrential rain has caused a bridge to collapse in northern China, killing 11 people and leaving more than 30 missing, state media has said.T…
続きを読むAnalysis of imagery from conflict zones shows evidence of burned-out and flattened buildings, with long-term impacts on educationAirstrikes, arson, shelling and ground fighting between the military and armed rebel groups have damaged at least 174 schoo…
続きを読むNguyen Phu Trong was one of the country’s longest-serving politicians and known for anti-corruption driveNguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died aged 80, creating …
続きを読むInspired by her own family, Singaporean artist Niceaunties puts aunties at the heart of the world she conjures upThere are high-rise living quarters built from stacks of Tupperware, spas where you can immerse yourself in a giant bowl of ramen and an al…
続きを読むConsultation launched as surveys show people have little chance to meet partners and worry about high cost of living The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to st…
続きを読むArmy to be deployed to keep order after demonstrators free hundreds of prisoners and country is hit by serious unrestThe Bangladeshi government has declared a national curfew and announced plans to deploy the army to tackle the country’s worst unrest i…
続きを読むSix people dead, thousands evacuated and transport disrupted after at least 20 floods in major rivers China has been experiencing heavy and widespread rainfall since the start of the rainy season, which runs from May to September. It has resulted in at…
続きを読むTrump has accused Taiwan of ‘taking’ the US chip sector, but Taipei has been at the forefront of the industry for decades, and its future could depend on itThe Hsinchu Science Park, on Taiwan’s west coast, is lush and green, with streets neatly planned…
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