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Video footage of a Russian police officer punching a young woman in the stomach has stirred anger among many Russians, who believe the authorities have used excessive force to disperse weeks of political demonstrations in Moscow.
The clip, filmed on Saturday and later circulated online by Russian celebrities with millions of followers, shows the moment two helmeted riot police officers...
The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque on Saturday, and of killing his Chinese-born stepsister, appeared in court yesterday with black eyes and wounds on his face and neck.
A judge gave police permission to hold 21-year-old Philip Manshaus in custody for an initial four weeks while he is investigated on suspicion of murder and breach...
Security forces yesterday kept Srinagar largely locked down for the festival of Eid al-Adha to prevent any major protests against a decision that scrapped the region’s special rights.
“There have been some isolated incidents of stone-pelting,” the Home Ministry said in a statement, but added they were of an “insignificant level”.
It said police dispersed the protesters and only one or...
Authorities have moved around a million people into emergency camps in recent days as the death toll from monsoon floods jumped yesterday to at least 184.
Kerala, a tourist haven known for its beaches, hill resorts and backwaters, has been the worst hit region for the second consecutive year, forcing the closure of the Kochi international airport for three days...
Being an engineer at an Indian information technology (IT) company today is far removed from what it used to be only five years ago.
With new technologies taking center stage, clients’ expectations have evolved, forcing the $154 billion industry to reskill and upskill its workforce. It currently employs 4 million professionals directly and another 13 million indirectly. By 2025, there would be an estimated 3 million...
As President Donald Trump prepares to slap new tariffs on Chinese imports, investors are bracing for signs of pressure on US consumers as top retailers begin reporting quarterly results next week and key consumer sentiment and retail sales data is released.
Investors and analysts are anxious about the impact of Trump’s planned 10% tariff on the remaining $300bn in Chinese...
The federal government of Pakistan has restructured its short-term domestic debt by quietly issuing long-term Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) to the central bank, dramatically increasing the share of long-term debt to Rs15.3tn or 74% of the total domestic debt.
The conversion of federal government’s short-term borrowings from the central bank into long-term debt instruments took place under a condition of...
Iron ore has yet to find a bottom, extending a brutal sell-off on rising concern Chinese demand will weaken this half as supplies rebound. That blow adds to trade-war headwinds as investors shun risk assets.
Futures in Singapore sank into the $80s a tonne, while the contract in Dalian hit the lowest since May.
On Tuesday, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd warned...
Signs that the global trade war is morphing into a currency race to the bottom means the battered Australian dollar is looking more vulnerable than ever.
Poor jobs data this week may tip the balance in favour of another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia, providing a catalyst for the Aussie to extend its recent 10-year low and...
Another quarter of stronger-than-expected growth did little to ease concerns that trade tensions and a tax hike are set to slow Japan’s export-driven economy.
Gross domestic product defied expectations again, growing an annualised 1.8% in the second quarter from the previous three months, as a surge in consumer spending and better-than-expected capital investment offset an export slump.
That follows revised growth...
*Separatists, who want to split from the north, are backed by the UAE
The southern separatists' takeover of Aden, the interim seat of Yemen's government, could leave Saudi Arabia struggling to hold together a military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis.
It also risks fragmenting southern Yemen as the United Nations struggles to restart talks to end the 4-1/2-year war that has...
At least 53 people were killed by a landslide that struck a village in Myanmar's southern Mon state on August 9, the Myanmar Fire Services Department announced on Sunday.
The landslide, triggered by torrential rainfall the previous night, swept away dozens of homes in the village of The Phyu Gon, located at the foot of a mountain in Mon state's...
Sadiq Khan has endorsed proposals for a British slavery museum in London as a way of combating modern-day racism.
The idea has been put forward by the Fabian Society, which says it could help address discrimination against London’s black and minority ethnic population by challenging centuries-old tropes about racial inferiority.
Describing the idea as “welcome and timely”, London’s mayor said: “It’s...
The Brexit stalemate looks set to continue after the Irish government said the backstop would not be up for renegotiation at a planned meeting between Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar.
The two prime ministers will meet early next month but a spokesman for Varadkar said there was no prospect of a rethink on the most contentious part of the withdrawal...
