Politics
India Blocks ‘Hostile’ BBC Documentary On PM Modi
India's government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots, calling it "hostile...
Chinese Pray For Health In Lunar New Year As COVID Death Toll Rises
Worshippers wearing face masks make their first offerings inside the Wong Tai Sin Temple, a moment before the Lunar New Year, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong...
Next New Zealand PM Slams ‘Abhorrent’ Ardern Treatment
Chris Hipkins will be sworn in as New Zealand's new prime minister on Wednesday after Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation. Hipkins has criticised the 'abhorrent' treatment Ardern endured AFP New...
Sudan’s Prized Gum Trees Ward Off Drought But Workers Wither
Gum arabic, a resin tapped from the acacia tree, is used in everything from soft drinks to pharmaceuticals but for leading world producer Sudan it is also seen as...
Girl Who Plotted Mother’s Death Loses Bid For New Trial
A Superior Court denied the request of Jamie Silvonek for a new trial on Friday, Jan. 20. 12019/Pixabay KEY POINTSA girl who allegedly plotted the death of her mother...
Sweden’s NATO Bid Hit By Repeated Rows With Turkey
Kurdish-led anti-Turkish protests in Stockholm have further strained relations between the two countries AFP Sweden's bid for NATO membership is facing a dead end because Ankara's demands to Stockholm...
Ukraine Directors Bring Horrors Of Russian Invasion To Sundance
(L-R) Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, producer Michelle Mizner and director Mstyslav Chernov attend the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "20 Days in Mariupol" premiere at the Egyptian Theatre on January...
Why Sundance Jury Walked Out Of ‘Magazine Dreams’ Premiere: Report
The Sundance Film Festival sign. GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / Rich Fury KEY POINTSSundance jury members walked out of a screening of "Magazine Dreams"The jurors reportedly left...
