Phnom Penh, Cambodia – A Cambodian court on Thursday commenced the first of two mass trials against members and supporters of the country’s outlawed opposition party for allegedly plotting an attack against the government in 2019. Sixty people linked to the opposition
The arrest of more than 50 Democrats in Hong Kong last week intensifies a drive by Beijing to stifle any return of a populist challenge to Chinese rule and more measures are likely, two individuals with direct knowledge of China’s plans told
Roman Catholic Church changes its law to formally allow women to serve as readers, altar servers and distributors of communion. In a step towards greater equality for women in the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly allow
Seven centres will open on Monday as British government accelerates efforts to tackle the virus that is running rampant. The British government will open seven mass vaccination centres on Monday as part of efforts to accelerate the roll out of COVID-19 inoculations
Foreign ministers issue joint statement condemning last week’s arrest of more than 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong. The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have expressed “serious concern” about the arrests of 55 democracy activists
Taiwan calls arrests ‘shocking’ as cabinet pick for US President-elect Joe Biden promises to ‘stand with people of Hong Kong’. Hong Kong police have arrested more than 50 leading democratic activists on suspicion of violating a controversial security law, prompting alarm and
Indonesia will begin its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme on January 13, with President Joko Widodo set to be given the first jab, made by China’s Sinovac Biotech. The mass inoculation programme will begin in the capital, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi
China wants to inoculate millions ahead of the Lunar New Year which falls in the middle of February. Thousands of people have been lining up in Beijing to receive their vaccinations against COVID-19, as China steps up a mass vaccination drive ahead
Two former security chiefs and the younger brother of former President Bouteflika were given 15-year prison sentences in September 2019. An Algerian military appeals court on Saturday acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the
Nationwide drills before one of the world’s biggest vaccination programmes come day after government panel approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use. India has staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator prepared to