Bangladesh judge gives police one month to wrap up probe against ousted PM Hasina
Pacific Asia • Nov 18, 2024, 8:33 AM
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A judge in Bangladesh has given investigators a one-month deadline to wrap up their probe into ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina who, along with her aides, is accused of committing crimes against humanity in connection with the deadly crackdowns during the summer’s student uprisings. Hundreds of people died in the protests, and Hasina fled into exile to India.
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COP29 final draft proposes 'at least' $300 billion for developing countries
Pacific Asia • 7:11 PM
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A final draft deal released Sunday at the UN COP29 summit proposes that developed nations commit at least $300 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer countries confront climate change. A number of developing countries have already responded that they ne
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Sixth young tourist dies in suspected mass alcohol-poisoning case in Laos
Pacific Asia • 11:01 AM
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Another young tourist on Friday died in hospital after being subject to suspected alcohol poisoning during a night out in Laos, bringing the total death toll to six. The Laotian government has expressed its “sincere sympathy and deepest condolences” to t
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Dozens killed in sectarian clashes between Shiite, Sunni Muslims in northwestern Pakistan
Pacific Asia • 9:47 AM
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More than 30 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after Shiite Muslims on Friday attacked a Sunni-dominated market and set it on fire in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northwestern Pakistan. Sporadic fighting has regularly bro
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