Criticism grows after 125 people died in a crush at a football stadium where officers fired teargas on fans invading the pitchIndonesian police were facing mounting criticism after 125 people died in a stampede at a football stadium where officers fire…
At least 129 people died at an Indonesian football stadium riot in which thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday.
Police and match organisers under scrutiny after officers fired teargas in response to rioting fansOne of the world’s worst-ever sports stadium disasters has left 125 people dead and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia.Police used tearg…
North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, the fourth round this week of weapons launches that prompted quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.
Launch follows joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the US and visit by Kamala HarrisNorth Korea has fired two more ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military said, its fourth such launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up join…
Cost-cutting plan to move staff from London to Bangkok will put them at risk of abduction, reporters sayJournalists at the BBC World Service have said plans to move its Vietnamese service from London to Thailand pose a danger to press freedom.Several r…
Threats of mass protests after former general Prayuth Chan-ocha judged not to have exceeded term limitThailand’s constitutional court has allowed the prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, to remain in his job after suspending him in August while it consid…
As Hurricane Ian hits the Americas, Noru has been ripping through the Philippines, Vietnam and ThailandHurricane Ian has been in the headlines but it is not the only storm that has been causing havoc in the past week. On Tuesday, Typhoon Noru struck so…
A suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital killed 19 people as students prepared for exams on Friday morning, police said.
UN refugee agency says many refugees have been traumatised by years in Australian detention camps, hampering uptake of the offerIn nearly six months, just 36 people have taken up New Zealand’s offer to resettle refugees held in Australian detention cam…