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The commission's chairperson Park Sun-young (left) comforted adoptee Yooree Kim (right) during an emotionally charged press conference
South Korea admits to 'mass exporting' children for adoption
SEOUL — South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial program that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry has found.It said the government's lack of oversight enabled the "mass exportation of children" by private agencies that were driven by profit, and found examples of fraud, falsified records and coercion.Since the 1950s, South Korea has sent more children abroad for adoption than any other country, with most sent to Western countries.South Korea has since moved to tighten its adoption processes, but some adoptees and their biological parents say they are still haunted by what they went through. The BBC spoke to one woman who claimed her adoptive parents "took better...
March 26, 2025

South Korea admits to 'mass exporting' children for adoption

A view of wildfire spreading across the city as the fire continues to spread to the other cities due to strong winds on March 25
At least 24 dead in South Korea's 'worst ever fires'
SEOUL — At least 24 people have been killed as multiple wildfires continue to ravage South Korea's south-east region.Most of the victims are in their 60s and 70s, say authorities, adding that some 26 people are injured — with 12 in critical condition — as the deadly wildfires have forced more than 23,000 people to flee their homes.The "unprecedented" crisis remains critical and is "rewriting the record books for the worst wildfires in our nation's history", said acting president Han Duck-soo.The fires gutted the 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong city, where many cultural relics were removed and transported to safer ground.The fires started in Sancheong county on Friday afternoon and later spread to Uiseong county, authorities said.Fuelled by strong...
March 26, 2025

At least 24 dead in South Korea's 'worst ever fires'

The remains of the Gounsa temple in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, following wildfires. The historic Buddhist temple is a registered national treasure built more than 1,300 years ago
1,300-year-old temple destroyed as wildfires ravage South Korea, killing 18
SEOUL — A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast that have killed at least 18 people.The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, located more than 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of the capital Seoul, was completely burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing somewhat intact, according to photos from the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.Some of the artifacts that were in the historic site, including the seated stone Buddha designated a treasure by the state, were spared from the fire as they were relocated to other temples ahead of the approaching blazes, it added.At least 18 people have been killed and 19 others injured as wildfires fueled...
March 26, 2025

1,300-year-old temple destroyed as wildfires ravage South Korea, killing 18

Actor Sushant Sing Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai home in June 2020
Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding
NEW DELHI — Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was called "a gold digger" and "a murderer". She was slut-shamed and spent 27 days in prison after a hate-filled vicious media campaign in 2020 alleged she had been involved in the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput.Now, India's federal investigators have told a court that Rajput, a rising star in India's popular Hindi film industry, died by suicide and that neither Chakraborty nor her family had a role in his death.In a statement shared with the BBC, senior lawyer Satish Maneshinde, who fought Chakraborty's case, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had "thoroughly investigated every aspect of the case from all angles and closed it".The findings have been presented in a...
March 26, 2025

Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding

Papua New Guinea's sudden Facebook ban, which started on Monday, has drawn criticism
Papua New Guinea blocks Facebook to 'limit' fake news and porn
PORT MOSERBY — Papua New Guinea has blocked access to Facebook in what authorities call a "test" to limit hate speech, misinformation and pornography.The sudden ban, which started on Monday, has drawn criticism from opposition MPs and political critics, who called it a violation of human rights.Defending the move, Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr said the government is not trying to suppress free speech, but that it has the "responsibility to protect citizens from harmful content".Facebook is the most popular social media platform in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.3 million users — including many small businesses that rely on it for sales.Social media has also been key in facilitating public discourse amid declining press freedom in the country.Neville...
March 26, 2025

Papua New Guinea blocks Facebook to 'limit' fake news and porn

Indian comedian Kunal Kamra is defending his right to make jokes about political figures
Indian comedian faces probe for joke that angered politicians
MUMBAI — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician.Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for alleged defamation by police in the western state of Maharashtra after he told a joke about the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The case is the latest to underscore the country’s declining freedoms and the sensitivities of India’s right-wing politicians, some of whom have called for the artist’s arrest.A video of the skit, posted to Kamra’s YouTube channel Sunday, shows the comedian apparently taking a jibe at Shinde. In the video, Kamra does not explicitly name the politician but, in a song,...
March 25, 2025

Indian comedian faces probe for joke that angered politicians

The Unification Church, which started in South Korea, has established a presence in Japan since the 1960s
Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church
TOKYO — A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against Abe because of the ex-leader's ties with the church, that he blamed for bankrupting his family.Japan's education and culture ministry sought the church's dissolution and accused it of manipulating followers into making huge donations and other financial sacrifices.But the church, more popularly known as the "Moonies", argued that the donations were part of legitimate religious activities. It can appeal to overturn Tuesday's ruling.The order handed down by a Tokyo district court will strip the church of its...
March 25, 2025

Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church

More than four million migrant workers returned to their homes after the lockdown
Journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown
NEW DELHI — On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight.The WHO estimated over 4.7 million Covid deaths in India — nearly 10 times the official count — but the government rejected the figure, citing flaws in the methodology.Five years later, BBC India journalists reflect on their experiences recounting how, at times, they became part of the story they were covering. 'Oxygen, oxygen, can you get me oxygen?' Soutik Biswas, BBC NewsIt was the summer of 2021.I woke up to the frantic voice of a school teacher. Her 46-year-old husband had been battling Covid in a Delhi hospital, where...
March 25, 2025

Journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown

Mintz Group has closed all its offices in mainland China and Hong Kong
China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years
BEIJING — China has released five staff members of US due diligence firm Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown on consulting firms working with foreign businesses.Their detention in March 2023 came at a time of heightened suspicion of foreign espionage in China and kicked off a wave of raids on consultancy firms such as Bain & Company and Capvision Partners."We are grateful to the Chinese authorities that our former colleagues can now be home with their families," Mintz Group said in a statement.Their release comes at the conclusion of a business forum in Beijing attended by dozens of top foreign executives, including Apple's Tim Cook and Pfizer's Albert Bourla.China has been trying to revive foreign investment in its sluggish economy....
March 25, 2025

China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years

Rescue operations are under way at the 20m-wide sinkhole in Seoul
Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead
SEOUL — A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department.The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 18:30 local time (09:30 GMT) on Monday.Rescuers found his body underground on Tuesday morning around 11:00 local time, about 50m (164ft) from where he had fallen in.A car driver was also injured in the incident, which has gone viral on South Korean social media.A dashcam video widely circulating online appears to show the moment the road caved in near a traffic junction. It shows the motorcyclist falling into the hole, while a car traveling in front of him narrowly escapes it.Earlier on Tuesday, rescuers found a mobile phone and the motorcycle in the hole which...
March 25, 2025

Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead

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