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Floods have forced people in Beijing to flee on rubber boats
Deadly rains batter China capital as new storm looms
BEIJING — At least 11 people have died and 13 others are missing in torrential rains in Beijing as China braces for the third typhoon in as many weeks.The remnants of last week's super storm Doksuri flooded Beijing for the fourth straight day on Tuesday even as another typhoon approached the eastern coast.More than 50,000 people in the city have been evacuated so far, according to state media.The flooding has hit several districts, disrupting train services and traffic.At least a dozen people were killed in the Philippines and Taiwan as Doksuri passed through at the end of last week on its way to China.Heavy rains are likely to persist this week, and flooding could worsen in northern regions around Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, the emergency management ministry has warned.At...
August 01, 2023

Deadly rains batter China capital as new storm looms

The 78-year-old Nobel laureate has been charged with a raft of criminal offenses including voter fraud
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail term reduced after pardons
BANGKOK — Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been pardoned in five of 19 charges brought against her by the military.The pardon, part of a seasonal amnesty, will reduce her 33-year jail sentence by six years.Former president Win Myint, who was ousted along with Ms Suu Kyi, also received a reduced jail sentence after getting two of his charges pardoned.Periodic amnesties have been announced before, but this is the first time they have included Ms Suu Kyi and Mr Myint.The military junta has made other concessions in what appears to be an effort to revive stalled diplomacy efforts.Last week, Ms Suu Kyi was moved from prison to house arrest in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.The 78-year-old Nobel laureate has been detained by the military since February 2021 following the coup that ousted...
August 01, 2023

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi jail term reduced after pardons

A 45-year-old Australian man is accused of sexually abusing dozens of children
Australian childcare worker charged with sex abuse of 91 children
SYDNEY — A former Australian childcare worker has been charged with more than 1,600 offences after allegedly sexually abusing 91 children, filming it, then distributing the content online.Police allege the man preyed on young girls over a 15-year period at a dozen centres in Australia and abroad.He was arrested in August 2022, but it has taken police a year to investigate and identify alleged victims.Authorities say it is one of the most "horrific" cases they have ever seen.The 45-year-old man is facing 246 counts of rape and 673 counts of indecent assault against children - many of them in aggravated circumstances.The most serious charges carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.He also faces hundreds of charges for filming and distributing child abuse material. Police...
August 01, 2023

Australian childcare worker charged with sex abuse of 91 children

Visuals from the Nuh area showed stone-pelting by a mob as cars were set on fire and shops were vandalized
Mosque set on fire, cleric killed in communal clashes in India's Haryana state
NEW DELHI — A mosque was set on fire and a Muslim cleric killed during religious clashes that broke out after a procession by Hindu nationalist groups in the northern Indian state of Haryana.Those killed in the violence in the state include two "home guards", who assist the police in controlling riots and public disturbances, police say.Several policemen are among the injured and have been admitted to hospital.A curfew has been imposed in Nuh town where the clash took place.Chief Minister ML Khattar has called the incident "unfortunate" and appealed for peace.Violence broke out on Monday afternoon during a procession taken out by the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Footage from Nuh showed stone-pelting by a mob as cars were set on fire and shops were...
August 01, 2023

Mosque set on fire, cleric killed in communal clashes in India's Haryana state

Afghan women protest outside a beauty parlor in Kabul
US presses Taliban on human rights at Doha talks
DOHA — The US has urged Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to "reverse policies responsible for the deteriorating human rights situation" in the country, particularly for women, girls, and "vulnerable communities".It also pressed for the release of detained US citizens during talks with the hardline group in Qatar.The Taliban said they wanted travel restrictions lifted for their leaders.The group swept back to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.This followed the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from the war-ravaged country.The US Department of State said talks with "senior Taliban representatives and technocratic professionals" had been held over Sunday and Monday in Doha.The US delegation "expressed support for the Afghan people's demands for their...
August 01, 2023

US presses Taliban on human rights at Doha talks

Xi is also chairman of China's top military command, the Central Military Commission.
Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force
BEIJING — China replaced two leaders of an elite unit managing its nuclear arsenal.General Li Yuchao who headed the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Rocket Force unit and his deputy have been removed from their posts.Former deputy navy chief Wang Houbin and party central committee member Xu Xisheng were named as replacements.This is the biggest unplanned shake-up in Beijing's military leadership in almost a decade."The latest purge is significant... [as] China is undertaking one of the most profound changes in nuclear strategy in decades," said Lyle Morris, a foreign policy and national security fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute."Xi has consolidated control of the PLA in unprecedented ways, but that doesn't mean it's complete. Xi is still...
August 01, 2023

Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force

Opposition MPs visited Manipur over the weekend
Manipur: India's Supreme Court to hear plea by women in viral assault video
IMPHAL — India's Supreme Court is set to hear a number of petitions related to ethnic violence in the north-eastern state of Manipur, including one from two women who were seen in a video that sparked outrage. The viral video showed the women being paraded naked and molested by a mob. They were assaulted in early May, when violence began in Manipur, but it only made headlines this month. Their petition asks for a fair trial and protection of their identities. Another petition is from the federal government, which has asked the Supreme Court to move the trial in the case outside the state and conclude it in six months. Violence in the scenic state of Manipur between members of the majority Meitei and minority Kuki tribal communities have left at least 130 dead and...
July 31, 2023

Manipur: India's Supreme Court to hear plea by women in viral assault video

Security personnel examine the site of a bomb blast in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on July 31, 2023.
Pakistan explosion: Eyewitness describes doomsday scenes
ISLAMABAD — "Doomsday scenes" unfolded in Pakistan after a suicide bomber targeted a political rally, killing at least 45 people, an eyewitness has told the BBC.People screamed for help as rescuers rushed to the scene in the north-west Bajaur district on Sunday, rally organizer Imran Mahir said.The attack targeted the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), a party that is part of the government coalition.A person standing next to me died. Another was injured," Mahir said."It was a big sound. I initially thought there was a problem with the generator or the sound system. My ears have been ringing and hurting. My head is still hurting."Hundreds had turned up for the rally, which was an opportunity for the Islamist JUI-F to rally its support ahead of an election...
July 31, 2023

Pakistan explosion: Eyewitness describes doomsday scenes

A citizen wearing raincoat walks in a rain on July 30, 2023 in Beijing, China.
Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Doksuri soaks Beijing
BEIJING — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China as forecasters warned another hurricane-level storm was on its way.China is reeling from extreme weather events this summer, much like much of the world. Heat waves scorched China earlier than usual this year while records have been set worldwide for global temperatures, ocean heat and the loss of sea ice.Doksuri hurtled into the southeastern coastal province of Fujian late last week, weakening as it carved its way north but bringing huge amounts of rain to at least five northern Chinese provinces since Saturday.More than 31,000 people were evacuated from the Chinese capital as of Sunday night, state broadcaster CCTV reported....
July 31, 2023

Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Doksuri soaks Beijing

Corporal Alex Naggs, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent and Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph Laycock
No hope for survivors in Australia army helicopter crash, minister says
SINGAPORE — There's no longer any hope of locating survivors from a military helicopter crash, Australia's defense minister says.A significant amount of wreckage was recovered, pointing to a "catastrophic incident", Richard Marles told reporters on Monday.The crash happened during a multinational military exercise off Lindeman Island on Friday night.Australian authorities have launched a full investigation.Australia's army chief had grounded a fleet of military helicopters after the crash, which left four crew members missing, and now feared dead.Lt Gen Simon Stuart said none of the army's 45 MRH-90 Taipan helicopters - the craft involved in the accident - would be flown again until they were found to be safe.Australia has previously grounded its Taipans for...
July 31, 2023

No hope for survivors in Australia army helicopter crash, minister says

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