Asia Pacific
‘Love Jihad’ and the Crafting of a Bigoted Law in India – The Diplomat
The Pulse | Politics | Society | South Asia A new law in Uttar Pradesh seeks to create onerous burdens on inter-faith marriages. It is...
Playing Hide And Seek With Medicinal Plants
AsianScientist (Dec. 16, 2020) – To evade humans, bulbs of a plant traditionally used in Chinese medicines have evolved...
Counterterrorism or Counterinsurgency? Biden’s Coming Afghanistan Dilemma – The Diplomat
AdvertisementIt is not yet clear whether President-elect Joe Biden will stay on course with President Donald Trump’s decision to...
Pakistan approves chemical castration of sex offenders
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approved the chemical castration of rapists as part of sweeping new legislation sparked by outcry over...
Shinji Aoba Charged in Kyoto Animation Fire
TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with arson and murder in connection with a fire last...
Protesting farmers unions to govt
On Tuesday, the leaders of agitating farmers asserted they will make the Centre repeal the three new agri laws...
Trump voters accept Biden victory ‘with reservations’
WASHINGTON: Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired...
Should Covid cancel Christmas? UK says it is a personal decision
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government thinks people should make their own personal decision about gathering for Christmas...
European nations tighten virus curbs as Christmas surge fears grow
The WHO has said it is in talks with Pfizer and Moderna about including their vaccines at affordable prices...
Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands
MAJURO: Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands police have found the Pacific nation's largest-ever haul of cocaine in an abandoned boat...