Tag: international
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
China locks down city of four million over COVID cases
China has maintained a zero-COVID approach that has seen harsh local lockdowns imposed over handfuls of cases
Asia suffered hottest year on record in 2020, says UN
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people
Thailand protests fade but the hardcore battle on
Thalugaz, literally "breaking through (tear) gas" in Thai, is a loosely organized group of working-class youth with no formal structure
Amnesty International closes office in Hong Kong amid crackdown on dissent
The announcement came after police surrounded marathon runners and demanded that they remove the slogan "Go Hong Kong!"
Southeast Asian summit begins without Myanmar after junta snubbed
Barring Myanmar's junta chief from the ASEAN meeting was "tremendously significant,” said a political analyst
Rising intolerance in India blamed for growing number of cases of...
The United Christian Forum helpline reported that it has recorded 305 incidents of violence against Christians from January to September
‘Lost church’ in Cambodia rediscovered
The church in the village of Taom has been forgotten during the years of war in Cambodia and Vietnam
Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe...
“We need to end the return of migrants to unsafe countries and prioritize rescuing lives at sea,” said the pope
Pope Francis: Our response to injustice must be more than condemnation
Christians should “sow many small seeds that can bear fruit in an economy that is equitable and beneficial, humane and people-centered”