Facing arrest, Peru ex-president Garcia kills self
Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case. He was 69.
Malaysia begins public inquiry into 2015 mass graves discovery
Malaysia began a public inquiry on Wednesday into the discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps in the jungles near its border with Thailand, which prompted a regional crisis in 2015, and accusations over obstruction of justice.
Indian elections, South Asian concerns
THE staggering scale of the election that is under way in India with just under a billion voters is hard for the mind to grapple with, even in this densely populated neighbourhood that includes
Inside Changi Airport Singapore's new 'Jewel,' home to world's tallest indoor waterfall
Following four years of construction and nonstop media coverage, Singapore's long-awaited Jewel Changi Airport is officially open.
Trump anticipates Mueller's vindication but aides fret about his temper
In President Donald Trump's mind, the release this week of Robert Mueller's findings is a moment to mark his long-proclaimed innocence. In the minds of some current and former White House officials, the moment isn't quite as rosy.
The ordeal of Julian Assange
THE scenes of six Metropolitan police officers dragging Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London as he was clutching a copy of History of the National Security State by Gore Vidal have sent shockwaves of horror and an avalanche of condemnation from all around the world.
Cloud of accountability in Sri Lanka
THE cloud of accountability that has dogged Sri Lanka since the end of the war has begun to spread. There was warning of this reality when the UN human rights commissioner in her March 2019 report on Sri Lanka made a recommendation that the international community should use the
How Australia's 'everyday racism' moved from political fringe to mainstream media
In the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks, the kind of racist comments usually found in the darkest corners of far-right chat sites were suddenly, stunningly, coming from the keyboard of an Australian senator.
How Australia's 'everyday racism' moved from political fringe to mainstream media
In the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks, the kind of racist comments usually found in the darkest corners of far-right chat sites were suddenly, stunningly, coming from the keyboard of an Australian senator.
Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Macron pledges to rebuild
A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
