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Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Myanmar military used 'vacuum bomb' in village air strike: HRW

Fighting has ravaged large tracts of Myanmar since a military coup in 2021 that sparked renewed clashes with ethnic rebel groups, as well as the formation of dozens of "People's Defence Forces" now battling the junta.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Suspected suicide blast in Bandung police station kills two

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ramadhan, head of the public information bureau for the National Police, said authorities were coordinating with the counter-terrorism unit to investigate the incident, which killed the suspected attacker and one police officer.

Society 4 years ago

Ahead of parole, Umar Patek regrets role in 2002 Bali bombing

Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 for his involvement in bombings that ripped through two Bali nightclubs, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians. He became eligible for parole this month after a series of remissions for good behaviour.

Academia 4 years ago

My message from Hiroshima

A new arms race is picking up speed, with governments spending hundreds of billions of dollars to upgrade their stockpiles of nuclear arms.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Music plays on in Kharkiv under Russia bombardment

Three violinists, a cellist and a bass player delighted an audience of a few dozen people for half an hour in one of the largest subway stations in Ukraine's second city, close to the Russian border.

Academia 4 years ago

Bali expecting waves of travelers after only 45 tourists came in 2021

Bank Indonesia’s Bali representative office has predicted the province’s economy will grow 6 percent this year when the tourism industry significantly recovers.

People 4 years ago

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Afghan Shiites stunned but not broken by mosque blast

Friday’s blast killed around 100 Shiite Muslims, the latest in a string of attacks on Afghanistan's minority community, considered heretics by extremists like the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group, which claimed the attack.

Environment 4 years ago

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What lies beneath: Swiss search for bombs at bottom of Lake Geneva

The pristine turquoise waters of Lake Geneva may appear serene, but lurking below are piles of bombs, cartridges and possibly even chemical weapons discarded decades ago.

World 5 years ago

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

The bombings, claimed by the regionally based Islamic State-Khorosan or IS-K, killed scores of people including 13 US soldiers, and were carried out despite multiple, site-specific intelligence warnings that such an attack was imminent.

World 5 years ago

Kabul airport attack worst US loss in Afghanistan since 2011

The US Defense Department said 13 were killed after two suicide bombers deployed by the Afghanistan branch of the Islamic State group detonated their bombs by a key gate into the airport and at a nearby hotel used for staging evacuees.

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