2019 Trafficking in Persons Report on Kuwait
KUWAIT: The
Government of Kuwait does not fully meet the minimum standards for the
elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do...
Circumcision season: Philippine rite puts boys under pressure
Critics brand circumcision 'child abuse'
MANILA: A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit...
Amir to visit Iraq amid Gulf tensions
KUWAIT: HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will visit Iraq today, state news agency KUNA reported, saying the...
Dwayne Johnson delivers inspiring speech at MTV Movie and TV Awards
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delivered an inspiring speech as he picked up the Icon Generation Award at the MTV Movie & TV...
Bowing to pressure, Hong Kong leader suspends extradition bill
Chinese government supports Lam, condemns violence
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday indefinitely delayed a proposed law...
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
Bill's second debate delayed as protest numbers surge
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas...
China launches new web cleanup campaign amid fresh takedowns
More foreign media websites blocked in recent days
BEIJING: China launched a new campaign to clean up its internet,...
Drones, money, cheap drugs: Laos route spewing meth into Thailand
Drug gangs now using drones along Thai-Laos border
NAKHON PHANOM: As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a...
China backs Hong Kong extradition law, opposes ‘foreign interference’
Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally
BEIJING: China yesterday strongly backed the Hong Kong government...
Outrage at acquittals in rape cases sparks calls to fix Japan law
TOKYO: Miyako Shirakawa was a 19-year-old college student when she was raped by an older man. She said that when the attack...
Hong Kong political crisis builds after huge protest against extradition law
Broad business, legal and social concern over bill
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was plunged into a fresh political...
Why is Japan’s Abe going to Iran? What can he accomplish?
TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayer at the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum in Tehran. - AFP
