Australia returns remains of four Indigenous people to Japan after they were dug up for experiments
‘We have finally moved a step forward. But our existence has still not been accepted’
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Pakistan court says ex-PM arrest legal; social media platforms blocked as one killed in protests
A court in Pakistan has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan legal. At least one person was killed after demonstrations broke out across the country following Khan’s arrest.
Former Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, arrested
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was arrested on Tuesday during a court appearance in the capital, Islamabad. The 70-year-old was arrested by agents from the country’s anti-corruption body, the National Accountability Bureau.
Mystery over murder of British teen who vanished on a motorbike ride in Thailand
Police are looking for a girl who was romantically linked with 16-year-old Woramet Ben Taota
Media: Pakistan’s most wanted Baloch terrorist leader killed by rival group over looted money
Pakistani media reports say the country’s most wanted Baloch terrorist leader, Muhammad Asa, accused of attacking Iranian convoys, was shot dead in clashes between rival terror groups erupted over the distribution of looted money.
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan FMs promise to pursue anti-terror cooperation as political ties deepen
Foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan have, in a meeting in Islamabad, pledged to further strengthen trilateral cooperation in security and counterterrorism.
China says ready for further cooperation with Pakistan on Afghan issue
Beijing is ready to strengthen coordination with Pakistan on the Afghan issue in order to promote the peace and reconstruction process in the war-torn country, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has said.
British children left stranded in Afghanistan after father killed by car bomb
Exclusive: Brother of victim is calling on UK government to evacuate his family from the Taliban-run country
Video shows opium thrown into Iranian side of border from Afghanistan
A video has ricocheted around social media that purportedly shows a number of people throwing packages of opium and other narcotics into the Iranian side of the border from Afghanistan.
Seattle doctor becomes first foreign tourist to die climbing Mount Everest this year
Jonathan Sugarman’s death was ‘not the result of a climbing accident or route condition’, says travel company