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Will Pakatan Harapan Support Finally Help Anwar Ibrahim Become Malaysia's Prime Minister?

Pakatan Harapan's three major parties have approved Anwar Ibrahim's name for the highest executive post in the country.

Jul 7, 2020

By Akshay Saraswat

Mary Trump's Damning Book on President to Hit Stands Two Weeks Ahead of Schedule

The new release date comes after a New York state appeal's division lifted a temporary legal restraint on the book.

Jul 7, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Pakistan: 24-Year-Old Woman Stoned to Death by Husband, Brother-in-law Over Bridal Exchange [VIDEO]

Her severely mutilated dead body was later abandoned by her husband on a highway in rural Sindh on June 27.

Jul 7, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Spy Satellite Launched By Israel To Monitor Its Enemies

Called Ofek 16. the satellite was launched into space early on Monday morning from a site in central Israel

Jul 7, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Haj Restrictions Announced By Saudi Arabia

Only residents of Saudi Arabia will be permitted to travel to the holy site this year for the annual pilgrimage

Jul 7, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

South Korea Rejects US Extradition Request of Son Jong Woo, Operator of Child Pornography Site

Netizens have launched multiple petitions to extradite him to the U.S. since the court's decision came out

Jul 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Harry Potter Author JK Rowling a Threat to LGBT People, Says Transgender Model Munroe Bergdorf

On Sunday, JK Rowling shared a long Twitter thread and expressed her concern over the "new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people"

Jul 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Iranian Lawmakers Sign Motion to Summon President Rouhani; Possibility of Impeachment Looms Large

120 lawmakers of the 290 strong Islamic Consultative Assembly or the Iranian Majles signed the motion to question the president

Jul 6, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Singapore GE2020: Netizens Lash Out at PAP for Demanding Explanation from WP on Raeesah Khan

PAP issued a statement on Monday demanding Workers' Party to clear its stand on Raeesah Khan and her comments that were under police investigation

Jul 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Secures 2nd Term After Resounding Poll Victory

The 67-year-old incumbent was pitted against a slew of lesser-known candidates in a campaign overshadowed by the pandemic.

Jul 6, 2020

By IANS

Anti-Fake News Law Boon or Bane in Singapore GE2020?

While many in the opposition in Singapore believe it stifles their voice, political analyst Eugene Tan says it is an important law to curb misinformation

Jul 6, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Fake news

Indian Customs Seizes 30 Kg Gold Smuggled in Diplomatic Bags Addressed to UAE Consulate

The UAE consulate in India has denied any knowledge of the smuggled gold but officials believe there was insider help in carrying out the operation.

Jul 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

'Coronavirus Came From Wuhan Lab' Is Not a Conspiracy Theory, Says Former MI6 Chief

The closest known match to the SARS-CoV-2 strain was found 7 years ago by Chinese scientists

Jul 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Who is Stephen Cooper? New Yorker in Famous 9/11 Photo Dies From Coronavirus

Stephen Cooper, who was clicked by AP photographer Suzanne Plunkett, was delivering documents near the World Trade Center on the morning of 9/11.

Jul 6, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Democracy Activists' Books Unavailable in Hong Kong Public Libraries After New Security Law

The national-security law has been criticized by many experts who fear it would be used to stifle dissent and undermine freedoms of Hong Kong

Jul 5, 2020

By Reuters

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