Myanmar’s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose remand was set to expire February 15 and whose freedom is a key demand of the crowds of people continuing to protest this month’s military coup. Suu Kyi will now be remanded

Small groups of protesters have begun to gather in Myanmar, despite the armoured vehicles which have appeared on the streets of several cities. The military's heightened presence is the latest sign of a potential crackdown on opposition to the coup it carried out on 1 February.

Fifty-one billion and zero - the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate. Solving climate change would be "the most amazing thing humanity has ever done", says the billionaire founder of Microsoft. By comparison, ending the pandemic is "very, very

A total of 30 Taliban militants were killed after their explosive device went off inside a mosque in Dawlatabad district of the northern Balkh Province on Saturday, an Afghanistan army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai said. According to the spokesman, a group of

People in Myanmar are reacting with defiance as authorities use night-time raids to arrest opponents of the military coup. Video footage showed people banging pots and pans to warn their neighbours of approaching security forces. Mass protests have taken place since the military

The US Senate has fallen short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement to insurrection over the Capitol riot on 6 January. A majority of senators - 57 to 43, including seven Republicans - voted to convict Mr Trump, 10 votes

Tibetans in-exile celebrated ‘Losar’, the Tibetan New year in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, and welcomed the Iron Ox Year 2148 on Friday. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Central Tibetan administration made a symbolic celebration which began with the offering

Pakistani judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has rescued himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Asad Durrani seeking removal of his name from a no-fly list, Pakistani media reported. According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the

While calling Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) a ‘land mafia’, Pakistan’s prominent Hindu leader Ramesh Kumar Vankwani has alleged that ETPB has ‘recruited’ Sikh and Hindu leaders on its payroll to issue statements that suit its interests to siphon off

Religion forms a large part of people's lives, it is through religion and one’s faith that large sections of humanity derive meaning and purpose in their lives. Despite the ideological apathy that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) holds towards all religions, the CCP has

Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar entered their second week Saturday with neither protesters nor the military government they seek to unseat showing any signs of backing off from confrontations. Protesters in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, again congregated at Hleden

Donald Trump's insurrection incitement charge is a "monstrous lie", defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate. Lawyer Michael van der Veen called impeachment proceedings against the former president a "politically motivated witch hunt" by

India is one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region to us. We welcome India’s emergence as a leading global power and its role as a net security provider in the region, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday. He also welcomed India’s

Prague mayor Zdenek Hrib, who has been a constant target for Chinese authorities, says that he believes China’s power to inflict economic damage on the Czech Republic for his expressions of solidarity towards Taiwan and Tibet is ‘greatly overestimated’. During an

At least eleven people have died and 36 injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, around 500 kilometres from Chennai.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the blast. "Fire at a firecracker factory in

China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday. China has criticised the BBC for its reporting on coronavirus and the persecution of ethnic minority Uighurs. The BBC said it was "disappointed" by

Democrats have concluded their arguments that Donald Trump incited the 6 January Capitol riot, warning "he can do this again" if he is not convicted. Impeachment prosecutors on Thursday used rioters' own words to link Mr Trump to the violence while arguing the riot had

Several solar companies have pledged to oppose forced labor in their supply chains as concern over the sector's reliance on China’s Xinjiang region has been raised in recent times. A group of 175 companies involved in the industry, including Chinese leaders such as Longi

China’s new coastguard law has spiked the risk of a “spillover conflict” into Indonesia’s territorial waters around the Natuna Islands, warned Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency chief. The site had reportedly witnessed skirmishes between the two nations

With the Kashmir Valley enveloped in snow, demand for local dry fish called 'hoggard', a savoury winter delicacy, has increased. The valley witnesses heavy snowfall from December to February every year. As the temperature falls, people in the valley tend to consume food items