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Bans for 28 Russian Olympic athletes overturned

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 07:26
Citing a lack of sufficient evidence, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned the lifetime doping bans placed on 28 Russian athletes by the IOC.

Report: Hong Kong's appetite for reef fish 'unsustainable'

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 07:04
Yvonne Sadovy, co-author of the eye-opening report on live reef food fish titled, Going, going gone, says Hong Kong's laws 'are ill-equipped to control the trade as its practiced today'.

London mosque attacker convicted of murder

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 06:58
Darren Osborne, who wrote a hate-filled note then took a van to kill Muslims, has been convicted of murder for the Finsbury Park attack he executed.

Canada ordered to fund indigenous child welfare - again

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 06:58
Rights tribunal says indigenous children continue to face discrimination in child welfare system.

Qatar 'ready to participate' in US-GCC summit

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 06:45
Qatar's foreign minister says any solution to Gulf crisis must be based on principles of equality between GCC nations.

Darren Osborne found guilty of Finsbury Park attack

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 06:35
Darren Osborne found guilty of murder and attempted murder after driving into a group of Muslims in Finsbury Park.

Kenya court suspends government's media shutdown

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 04:24
Court suspends shutdown of TV stations that were blocked after promising to show Raila Odinga's symbolic inauguration.

Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar denied bail

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 04:18
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo accused of violating Myanmar's Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum 14-year sentence.

India budget focuses on rural areas ahead of election

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 03:34
With hikes in rural spending, Prime Minister Modi aims to rally support of farmers ahead of 2019 general elections.

Poland passes controversial Holocaust bill

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:38
Israel says it is "adamantly opposed" to a Polish bill that would make it illegal to suggest Poland was complicit in the Nazi Holocaust.

Iran says Jerusalem 'unchangeable' capital of Palestine

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 02:15
Officials say they will 'confront' any attempt to change status of the Holy City as Palestinian capital.

US 'invested in a failed strategy' in Afghanistan

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:54
As US vows to fight the Taliban, experts and former diplomats say the US-led forces caught in a protracted conflict.

Poland Senate passes controversial Holocaust bill

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:46
US, Israel denounce Polish draft law that seeks to criminalise acts blaming Poles for complicity in Nazi war crimes.

AP releases video that 'shows Rohingya massacre site, mass graves'

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:43
The Associated Press news agency says the discovery of five mass graves confirms the killing of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims last year.

Growing up too fast in Afghanistan

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 01:34
ISIL killed 14-year-old Khudai's father. Now the survival of his five younger sisters and mother depends on him.

Super Blue Blood Moon awes onlookers around the world

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 00:36
Delight as rare lunar spectacle lights up the world.

China's Prison Orphans

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 00:25
What happens to children in China when their parents go to prison?

Lebanese TV host charged with defaming Saudi crown prince

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 00:11
Comedian Hicham Haddad, host of a Lebanese talk show, has become the latest media figure to be caught up in a crackdown on freedom of speech.

Rare 'super blue blood Moon' leaves millions awestruck

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 00:05
The second full Moon of January passed through Earth's shadow in a rare lunar eclipse visible to millions of observers around the world.

Disinformation and Democracy

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 23:39
A two-part investigation into the threats to democracy posed by fake news and propaganda on social media.

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