TLE DESK: At least 10 protesters were killed Monday after Nepal police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators in Kathmandu demanding the government lift its ban on […]
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21 dead in fatal bus crash carrying funeral mourners in Kenya
TLE DESK: A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in southwestern Kenya overturned and plunged into a ditch on Friday evening, killing at least 21 people, police said. The bus […]
Indonesia cuts lawmaker perks as president tries to quell protests
TLE DESK: Indonesia cut financial perks for lawmakers on Sunday, after at least five people were killed in protests against economic hardship that have escalated into anger against police.Southeast Asia’s biggest economy was rocked […]
Lithuania parliament confirms Ruginiene as prime minister
TLE DESK: Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday confirmedInga Ruginiene as prime minister following the collapse of the previousgovernment in July over a corruption scandal. Ruginiene, who was social security minister in the old […]
Two Dutch teens found dead in Istanbul hotel
TLE DESK: Two Dutch teenagers were found dead in their Istanbul hotel room and their father hospitalised, Turkish media reported on Saturday, with initial suspicion falling on a restaurant meal they had […]
UK govt to challenge court block on migrant hotel
TLE DESK: The UK government said Friday (22 August) it would appeal a court ruling blocking it from housing asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as public discontent grows over accommodation for […]
Hopes fade as Pakistan flooding claims hundreds of lives
TLE DESK: The search for survivors grew ever more desperate on Sunday as rescuers clawed through mud and boulders in northern Pakistan, following flash floods that have killed at least 344 people, […]
Global Round-Up: Diplomacy, Science, and Soft Power Collide
In Geneva this week, the mood at the Global Plastics Treaty talks took a sharp turn. The United States quietly circulated a memo rejecting proposals to cap plastic production—something over a hundred […]