Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, accused of mischief and public nuisance over alleged stunt in mall A French teenager has been charged with committing mischief and public nuisance in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking…
Recruited to Magnum Photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1977, the veteran photographer, who has died aged 83, made defining images of grand and intimate Indian life for five decades Continue reading…
Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracyThe sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proo…
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movem…
Taiwanese officials have accused firms in China of attempting to evade import restrictions by rerouting vegetables through neighbouring VietnamTaipei has accused China of smuggling vegetables into Taiwan via Vietnam in a bid to evade import restrictio…
Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against hi…
‘Buzkashi is a brutal sport that dates back to Genghis Khan. These Tajikistan players are trying to grab the body of a goat and drop it over a goal line. It’s every man for himself – and games can last six hours’I can’t remember where I first read abou…
Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for RussiaKim Jong-un has praised North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up with grenades in order to avoid capture while fighting Ukrainian f…
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to IndiaIt remains one of the strangest conundrums in modern zoological history – what to do with the descendants of Pablo Escobar’s hippos?The animal…
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…
Statue recognising Japan’s sexual slavery of up to 200,000 women in second world war will no longer be erected in AucklandNew Zealand officials rejected on Wednesday an application to install a statue commemorating so-called “comfort women” enslaved by…
South-east Asia, which relied heavily on the Middle East for energy and fertiliser, is desperately seeking to plug huge gaps in its suppliesThe European Union has sounded the alarm to countries in south-east Asia, urging them not to turn to Russia for …
Customs officials say group allegedly hid 5kg of ‘kush’ in false walls of bags on return from Bangkok holidayTwenty-two Buddhist monks are in Sri Lankan police custody after customs officials found 110kg of high-grade cannabis concealed in their luggag…
Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortagesJapan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage handlers will soon be joined by extra staff at Tokyo…
Efforts continue to free two trapped passengers in wreckage after long-distance train collides with commuter train outside Jakarta, injuring 81Rescuers were racing to reach survivors on Tuesday morning outside the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after tw…