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Protesters continue to defy security forces in Myanmar

About a thousand demonstrators against last month’s military seizure of power in Myanmar emerged cautiously onto the streets of the country’s second-biggest city, those...

Myanmar protesters defy curfew as media outlets ordered to shut

Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out on Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8pm curfew, backing about 200...

Naked Cowboy arrested while performing in Florida

A Times Square performer known as the Naked Cowboy was arrested while attending Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Court records show Robert Burck, 51,...

Protesters paralyse Lebanon amid political and economic crisis

Protesters closed all major roads leading to the Lebanese capital on Monday, causing traffic jams and triggering a warning by the head of the...

Myanmar crisis deepens with police raids and strike call

The crisis in Myanmar has deepened as police occupied hospitals and universities and reportedly arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting against last month’s...

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s rebel-held capital

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said it has launched a new air campaign on the country’s capital and other provinces, in...

Bloody Sunday memorial to honour late civil rights giants

The commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honour four giants of the civil rights movement...

One dead, 40 injured as train derails in southern Pakistan

Eight carriages of a train derailed in southern Pakistan early on Sunday, killing at least one passenger and injuring 40 others, officials said. The accident...

Journalists’ group calls for release of reporters in Myanmar

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has called on Myanmar to release Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five other reporters detained while covering...

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama receives coronavirus vaccine

The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, has been administered with the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in India. After...

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