VATICAN: Pope calls for peace in conflict zones
The Pope has used his annual Christmas message to appeal for peace in conflict zones including Yemen and Syria. The two countries have both been ravag
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THAILAND: Parliament approves medicinal cannabis
Thailand’s parliament has voted to approve cannabis for medical use, with a key lawmaker calling it a “New Year’s gift” to the Thai people. Recreation
INDIA: Longest road-rail bridge opened near China border
India opened its longest road-rail bridge in the northeastern state of Assam on Tuesday as part of efforts to boost defences on its sensitive border w
BANGLADESH: Masked youth attack journalists before elections
Around two dozen masked youths attacked a group of reporters in Bangladesh covering election campaigns with hockey sticks and batons, injuring about 1
MOROCCO: More arrests over murder of Scandinavian women
Nineteen people have been arrested in the wake of the murder of two Scandinavian women last week in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, a security source famil