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File photo of an ethnic Uighur woman on a drip at a hospital in Shaya county of Aksu

'Uighur Muslims land in detention camps for having beard, veil'

A source inside Xinjiang leaked a highly sensitive document that delineates the lives of hundreds of Uighur Muslims currently in internment camps across China

Feb 19, 2020

By IANS

Viral video from war-torn Idlib shows Syrian father teaching toddler 'laughing game' as Russian jets bomb neighborhood

The Syrian father, identified as Abdullah al-Mohammad posted a video of a game, he had devised to distract his daughter

Feb 19, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Turkeys Erdogan addresses rallies to mark first anniversary of failed coup

Turkey warplanes take off from Diyarbarkir base, attack Syrian village of Misherfeh

Several Turkey military jets took off from at Diyarbakir Air Base in Diyarbakir, Turkey on Tuesday, Feb 18 evening in an apparent attack on Syrian bases

Feb 19, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

India detains Chinese ship with suspected missile launcher parts on way to Karachi in Pakistan

Indian nuclear scientists are inspecting the cargo on the Hong Kong-flagged Da Cui Yun which is now docked in Kandla port in Gujarat in western India

Feb 18, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus Effect: Will the Indian alternative Namaste with folded hands replace handshake now?

Instead of handshake, the 'No-contact policy' at airshow suggested adoption of alternative greetings

Feb 18, 2020

By Soorya Kiran NN

Ivanka Trump draws flak for wearing 'hijab' at UAE mosque

Daughter and special adviser to the US president, Ivanka Trump arrived in the UAE on Saturday to take part in the Global Women's Forum in Dubai

Feb 17, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Skullbreaker Challenge: Bangkok police warn against participating in viral challenge: may land you in jail

TikTok has taken down videos related to Skullbreaker challenge following a public outcry

Feb 17, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Hamas militants used honeytrap to install malware in Israeli soldiers' smartphones: Report

Hamas militants posed as attractive women to compromise the victims' devices and then install malware

Feb 17, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Italy to evacuate 35 nationals from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port

The United States and Hong Kong have stated that they will send flights to fetch their people from the ship

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Kim Jong-un makes first public appearance in weeks

As of yet, the so-called hermit kingdom has not reported any cases of the new coronavirus, which has caused the death of over 1,600 people in China

Feb 16, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

South Korea to evacuate Koreans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan

The Diamond Princess cruise ship which is owned by the Carnival Corp, has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama on February 3

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Nepal evacuates 175 citizens, mostly students, from Wuhan after Coronavirus outbreak

Last week parents protested in front of the Health Ministry as they demanded the Nepali students in Wuhan to be brought home sooner

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

New Chinese coronavirus cases show slight fall; Chinese tourist dies in France

After more than three weeks of struggle, the number of cases of the new coronavirus disease fell slightly on Sunday

Feb 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

What is Hadaka Matsuri? Inside Japan's annual 'Naked Festival'

The annual Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival) was celebrated on Saturday, February 15 at Japan's Honshu island

Feb 16, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

UN designated terrorist and 'JeM' founder Masood Azhar is missing in Pakistan

Masood Azhar, the founder of JeM and a UN listed terrorist is missing and questions have turned towards Pakistan's capability in holding down terrorism

Feb 16, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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