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In Kyrgyzstan’s only female prison, spring festival brings moment of respite | South China Morning Post
Female inmates in Kyrgyzstan are celebrating the arrival of spring during the Nowruz festival in the Central Asian country’s only female prison. Nowruz, an ancient Persian holiday that usually falls between March 19 to 21 every year, is one of the few days the women can briefly forget the realities of being a prison…
Zebra escape from Seoul zoo ends with recapture after hours of freedom in South Korean capital | South China Morning Post
A zebra is back home safe and sound after escaping from a zoo in Seoul on March 23, 2023. The male zebra named Sero wandered the busy streets for nearly three hours before police and emergency workers in the South Korean capital managed to hit the animal with a tranquilliser dart. An official from the Seoul Children…
Earthquake survivors in Afghanistan and Pakistan bury loved ones, appeal for relief aid | South China Morning Post
People in Afghanistan and Pakistan have been burying loved ones killed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which struck their shared northern border on March 21, 2023. The tremors were felt up to 3,200km (2,000 miles) away, from central Asia to northern India, where one team of doctors managed despite shaking equipment an…
VOA60 World - At least 13 people killed after earthquake struck Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Former US President Donald Trump Tells Supporters He’ll Be Arrested
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VOA60 Africa - Kenya's Opposition Supporters Clash With Police
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Pakistan police raid Imran Khan’s home as former prime minister appears at court | South China Morning Post
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan arrived at court in the country's capital Islamabad on March 18, 2023, days after a failed attempt to arrest him led to clashes between his supporters and police. Earlier the same day, police stormed Khan’s home in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested dozens of his supp…
Hong Kong double decker bus crashes into road barrier, leaving 76 trapped for up to an hour | South China Morning Post
Unverified video circulating on social media shows a double decker bus in Hong Kong crashing into a barrier on March 20, 2023. Seventy-six people were trapped for up to an hour, after a KMB vehicle travelling along Ching Cheung Road in Cheung Sha Wan tilted on its side near Lai Chi Kok Park at 9.43am. Most of those …
Bus crash kills at least 19 people near Bangladeshi capital, dozens injured | South China Morning Post
A speeding bus veered off a major road in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens. Police said the death toll from the accident, which happened on March 19, 2023, could rise further. The bus carrying more than 40 passengers was travelling to the capital, Dhaka, fro…
Japan’s ‘evaporated’ people: Inside an industry that helps people disappear | South China Morning Post
In Japan, as some 80,000 people go missing every year, according to data from the National Police Agency. Some are later found, but others vanish completely, becoming what’s described as an “evaporated person” or johatsu-sha. The phenomenon is common enough to have an entire industry built around it of specialists w…
Indonesians take Swiss concrete giant to court seeking climate justice | South China Morning Post
The 1500 inhabitants of Pari Island say they have not contributed to the climate crisis, yet, they are suffering the consequences. Under current CO2-emission levels, environmentalists say most of the 42-hectare (103-acre) island could sink by 2050 because of rising sea levels. Environmental litigation against govern…
Families of Indonesian stampede victims condemn court decision to acquit 2 police officers | South China Morning Post
Family members of victims of the deadly football stadium stampede in Indonesia have criticised the acquittal of two policemen linked to the tragedy. The court decision, handed down on March 16, 2023, cleared the pair of any wrongdoing in the October 2022 stampede, which claimed the lives of around 135 people. Indone…
VOA60 World - Greek police clash with protestors during protest over deadly train crash
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Family of Protester Shot Dead Calls for Justice as Sudan's Political Impasse Continues
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Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan agrees to appear in court as his supporters and police clash | South China Morning Post
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a video address on March 15, 2023 that he is willing to appear in court on March 18, as clashes between his supporters and police continued for a second day. Police hit Khan supporters with batons and threw tear gas canisters at them, with some canisters landing on t…
VOA60 Africa - Tropical Storm Freddy has killed 190 people in Malawi
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Supporters rally behind former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan’s call for snap polls | South China Morning Post
Supporters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan rallied in Lahore on March 13, 2023, as the former prime minister continued his call for snap polls. The 70-year-old politician was ousted after a vote of no-confidence in parliament in 2022. He has been involved in several court cases since his ouster, including charges he unlawf…
Japanese sushi restaurant adopts AI surveillance system after pranksters arrested | South China Morning Post
Kura Sushi, a major conveyor-belt sushi chain in Japan, has introduced a new function to its AI camera system, which it said will help detect and alert staff to suspicious behaviour. It came after a clip of a man drinking soy sauce directly from a communal bottle at one of its branches in central Japan went viral on…
El Salvador's New Mega Prison Sparks Controversy
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Beijing and Hong Kong governments slam ‘irresponsible’ remarks by EU over jailed activists | South China Morning Post
Beijing’s foreign affairs office in Hong Kong has hit back at what it called “irresponsible” remarks by the European Union, which voiced support for three activists who were jailed for refusing to help a police investigation into the group behind the city’s Tiananmen Square vigil. The Hong Kong government stressed c…
‘It’s not over’: 12 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster | South China Morning Post
March 11, 2023, marks the 12th anniversary of Japan’s powerful earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed 18,000 people and triggered the worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Today, the country is still dealing with the fallout, namely how to treat and dispose of the contaminated groundwater, wh…
VOA60 Africa - Jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state killed at least 37 fishermen
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Abby Choi murder: Hong Kong villagers hold ritual to calm dead socialite’s spirit | South China Morning Post
Villagers in Hong Kong held a traditional Taoist ritual for the murdered socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung on March 10, 2023, to pay respects to the dead model, and to calm her spirit and relieve her suffering. The ceremony took place in Lung Mei, a village near Tai Po, outside the house where police found parts of her b…
Indonesian football match officials jailed over deadly stadium stampede | South China Morning Post
An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on March 9, 2023 after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators kille…
Georgia withdraws ‘foreign agents’ bill following 2 days of large-scale protests in Tbilisi | South China Morning Post
Georgia's ruling party said on March 9, 2023, that it was dropping a bill on "foreign agents" after two nights of violent protests. The proposed legislation would have imposed registration requirements on organisations with foreign ties and was approved by parliament on its first reading a day before, sparking clash…
Video of 90-year-old Hong Kong hawker pleading with officers after her cart was seized goes viral | South China Morning Post
A video of a 90-year-old hawker pleading with hygiene officers, after they confiscated the cart she used to sell roasted chestnuts, has gone viral in the city. The incident happened on the evening of March 6, 2023. The licensed hawker initially said she had left her stall with her partner, who is unlicensed, to use …
Demonstrators clash with police in Greece as protests continue following deadly train crash | South China Morning Post
More than 60,000 protesters flooded the streets in major cities across Greece on March 8, 2023, more than a week after a February 28 train crash claimed 57 lives. Large-scale demonstrations, led by student organisations in Athens and Thessaloniki, erupted in violence at times, with skirmishes between protesters and …
Indonesian police set fire to 11 hectares of marijuana plantation | South China Morning Post
On March 8, 2023, Indonesian police burned down an 11-hectare cannabis plantation in Aceh, North Sumatra, which was discovered by local authorities in February. The Southeast Asian country has some of the strictest drug laws in the world.
Georgian police and protesters clash after parliament passes draft ‘foreign agents’ bill | South China Morning Post
Police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi clashed with protesters on March 8, 2023, after the country’s parliament passed the first reading of a draft law on “foreign agents”. The controversial law would impose registration requirements on NGOs and independent media with foreign ties. Critics say the bill is reminiscen…
Bodies recovered in Myanmar village as military junta accused of war crimes | South China Morning Post
Seventeen bodies of victims allegedly tortured and killed by Myanmar’s ruling junta were recovered in the central region of Sagaing on March 2, 2023. A leader from the National Unity Government accused the military of committing war crimes in the countryside. The country has been embroiled in a bloody civil war for …
Abby Choi murder: seventh suspect arrested in mainland China, recovery of body parts continues | South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong woman has been arrested in mainland China in connection with the murder of model Abby Choi. The 29-year-old suspect is accused of arranging a boat in an attempt to help another murder suspect flee. The suspected accomplice is now the seventh person detained in a case that has shocked the world.
Chinese man arrested for smashing ex-boss’ Mercedes-Benz in revenge | South China Morning Post
A man in southern China’s Hainan province has been arrested for smashing his former employer’s Mercedes-Benz in an act of revenge.
Pakistani police mourn victims of suicide bombing in latest attack targeting security forces | South China Morning Post
Funeral prayers were held in southwestern Pakistan for nine policemen killed in a suicide blast on March 6, 2023. The Islamic State and the Tehreek-e-Jihad militant group both claimed responsibility for the attack. Security forces in western Pakistan have been increasingly targeted by militant groups, particularly s…
VOA60 Africa- Between 12 and 14 people were killed last week in northern Burkina Faso
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Pakistan police try to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, sparking a protest | South China Morning Post
Pakistan police attempted on March 5, 2023, to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan. An arrest warrant was issued on February 28, after the 70-year-old politician, who was accused of illegally selling gifts from foreign dignitaries, failed to appear in court. The arrest sparked a protest by hundreds of his suppor…
Fire at refugee camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless | South China Morning Post
A fire broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on March 5, 2023. Police reported no casualties, but nearly 12,000 refugees at Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar have been left homeless. Authorities said it was not clear how the blaze started, though fires are common in one of the world’s largest refugee …
Deadly fire at Indonesian fuel storage sparks calls for safety checks | South China Morning Post
A deadly fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on March 3, 2023. The blaze spread from the Plumpang fuel storage station to the nearby neighbourhood of Tanah Merah, killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 50 others. Police were still working to establish the cause of the f…
Nearly 40,000 people forced to flee flood-hit homes in southern Malaysia | South China Morning Post
Tens of thousands of people in southern Malaysia have been forced to flee their homes after days of torrential rain resulted in flooding in several states. Officials said that four people had been killed as of March 4, 2023. More than 200 shelters have been opened in Johor state, which was among the most heavily aff…
Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals
In June 2020, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity was illegal, Alaska quickly moved to follow suit.
VOA60 World - Belarus: Nobel Peace Prize Activist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
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VOA60 Africa - Nigeria: Supreme Court extends old banknotes to Dec 31
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Protesters scuffle with riot police following fatal train collision in Greece | South China Morning Post
Protesters clashed with riot police in the Greek capital Athens on March 1, 2023, a day after a train collision left at least 43 people dead. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said a “tragic human error” was responsible for the accident. The passenger train carrying more than 350 people collided with a cargo …
VOA60 World - Greece: At least 36 people killed and around 85 injured in train collision
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The gruesome history of killing and dismemberment in Hong Kong before latest murder of young model | South China Morning Post
The murder and dismemberment of a 28-year-old model and socialite have sent shock waves through Hong Kong, a city with the reputation for being one of the safest cities in the world. But the city has had its fair share of gruesome murders in the last 20 years. Here is a look at some of the most horrendous cases of v…
VOA60 World - Ukraine: Four killed, five injured in Russian attack on Kherson
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‘Basic human right to bury the dead in their land’: India’s crackdown on Kashmir rebel funerals | South China Morning Post
Grieving families who lost loved ones in firefights between Indian government forces and Kashmir rebels accuse authorities of denying them a chance to hold proper burials for those killed. Judicial experts say it is unlawful to ban gatherings for funerals or mourning of rebels in Indian-held Kashmir, but Indian offi…
Pakistani police force steps up battle against Islamist militants after series of attacks | South China Morning Post
Islamist militants tied to the Taliban have launched increasing attacks along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, many targeting the police. One outpost in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has seen four major attacks in recent months, and numerous cases of sniper fire, according to officials. The province's polic…
4 suspects, including ex-husband, charged in killing of Hong Kong model Abby Choi | South China Morning Post
Four former family members of a Hong Kong socialite, whose remains were found in a village house, were remanded in custody without bail after appearing in court on February 27, 2023, on charges of murder and perverting the course of justice. Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, his parents and e…