Nepal counts cost after deadly protests
Nepal is assessing the multi-million dollar damage from last week鈥檚 violent protests, when parliament, government offices and a newly opened Hilton Hotel were set ablaze.
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50 killed in Haiti, bodies 鈥榙evoured by dogs鈥�
Over 50 people were killed in a series of Haitian gang attacks last week, a local human rights NGO reported Monday, in the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation鈥檚 latest gruesome mass killing.
Personal data of 1.5m people leaked in Swedish hacking
Sweden鈥檚 prosecution authority said on Tuesday the personal data of 1.5 million people had been leaked online after a cyberattack against an IT systems provider.
Japan political party to install AI leader
An upstart Japanese political party said Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections.
Trump bringing $15b lawsuit against NYT
US president Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a 鈥榙ecades-long pattern鈥� of smears driven by feelings of 鈥榓ctual malice.鈥�
E Timor police clash with protesters for 2nd day over plan to buy vehicles for MPs
East Timor police on Tuesday clashed for a second day with protesters angry over a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in one of southeast Asia鈥檚 poorest nations, whose leader issued a rebuke over the violence.
UN says Israel committing 鈥榞enocide鈥� in Gaza
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing 鈥榞enocide鈥� in Gaza in a bid to 鈥榙estroy the Palestinians鈥�, blaming Israel鈥檚 prime minister and other top officials for incitement.
Pakistan military kills 31 extremists near Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Pakistan鈥檚 military said it had killed 31 local Taliban extremists in two operations near the border with Afghanistan, where the group鈥檚 presence has increased...
At least 12 people killed in Malaysia landslides
At least 12 people were killed in landslides in Malaysia鈥檚 Sabah state after heavy rains battered the Borneo Island region for the past week, news reports said on Tuesday...
Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests
Nepal鈥檚 new interim prime minister unveiled her first ministers Monday, as the Himalayan nation seeks to restore order after deadly youth-led anti-corruption protests that ousted the previous government...
Cluster bombs kill, wound 1,200 in Ukraine since 2022: monitor
Cluster munitions have killed or injured more than 1,200 civilians in Ukraine since Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion began, a monitor said Monday, decrying 鈥榯roubling setbacks鈥� in global efforts to eradicate the weapons...