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Papua New Guinea asylum seekers to sue Australia for billions in compensation

Australia says it will not allow people smugglers to get back into business.

Apr 29, 2016

By Jacob J

Papua New Guinea orders closure of Australia's Manus Island immigrant camp

Refugees,some of whom are kept behind razor wires in camps, refuse to be settled in poor nations like PNG.

Apr 27, 2016

By Jacob J

Gay couple wins custody battle against Thai surrogate mother creating a big day for LGBT rights

LGBT rights: Gay couple wins custody battle against Thai surrogate mother

A same sex American-Spanish couple won a legal battle for the custody of a baby girl against a Thai surrogate mother yesterday.

Apr 27, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

How group of college students in Bangalore are working towards improving life of underprivileged children in the city

Igniting Young Minds is the holistic education programme started by Leaders for Tomorrow.

Apr 24, 2016

By Naveen Ullal

From Nagas and Mizos to people of Banni: The complex question of Indian nationalism

Few people notice the fact that nationalism and anti-nationalism do not have stable meanings

Apr 16, 2016

By Jacob J

Migrant children all geared up to set sail to Lesbos, to an ambivalent future

Migrants wearing life jackets wait for a dinghy to sail off for the Greek island of Lesbos from the Turkish coastal town of Dikili, Turkey, April 6, 2016.

Apr 7, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Bangladesh: Radical Islamists hack to death liberal blogger Nazimuddin Samad

The militants shouted "Allahu akbar" (God is Greatest) as they attacked Samad.

Apr 7, 2016

By Jacob J

Death penalty: 90% of executions take place in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

The rights watchdog said the number of executions would rise sharply if numbers were available for China.

Apr 6, 2016

By Jacob J

Myanmar Rohingya crisis: Why does world fail to see anything more than discrimination'?

The US State Department's minimization of the plight of the Rohingya is sending dangerous, mixed messages to Myanmar and its neighbors.

Apr 4, 2016

By Jacob J

UN court jails Radovan Karadzic for 40 years for Srebrenica genocide

The court also found him guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in the siege and shelling of Sarajevo.

Mar 25, 2016

By Jacob J

Australian blogger facing sedition charges in Singapore pleads guilty

Her Singaporean husband Yang, another editor, is still denying the charges and the trial against him will begin on Friday.

Mar 7, 2016

By Boby Michael

Malaysia's crackdown on political dissent tightened in 2015: Amnesty

Amnesty says Malaysia received international criticism for its handling of the Rohingya crisis.

Feb 24, 2016

By Jacob J

The startling, young faces of the migrant crisis

A child sleeps on a blanket pulled by two men as refugees and migrants walk towards the Greek-Macedonian border

Feb 22, 2016

By Staff Reporter

Indonesia LGBT clampdown: 'No gay emoticons on messaging apps'

Homosexuality still remains a highly sensitive matter with several reported incidents of irate public targeting gay people.

Feb 12, 2016

By Jacob J

Indonesia to approve chemical castration of pedophiles

Indonesian President Joko Widodo to authorise chemical castration of pedophiles

The move comes on the back of a series of revolting child sex abuse cases in recent years involving serial pedophiles.

Feb 5, 2016

By Jacob J

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