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Qatar has named an avenue in Doha after Libyan politician Omar Mukhtar who, for almost 20 years, led a resistance against Italian colonization of Libya in the 19th centaury. The ceremony at Al Dafna, Dohan’s new...

Toxic alcohol kills 143 villagers in India’s West Bengal state. Residents in 12 villages outside the city of Kolkata, east India, fell ill after consuming the dangerous drink. Ten people have been arrested in connection to...

Human rights groups have urged the government to tackle violence against children. The discussion on the matter was organized by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc). Participants said that the...

By William Walker. Protests began in the Chinese village of Wukan, Linfeng City at the end of September following a long-running land dispute between officials and residents, and have intensified to the point that Chinese search...

By William Walker. Time Magazine has unveiled its ‘person of the year’ as The Protester. Since 1927, the weekly publication has annually declared who it believes has made the biggest impact on the world over the...

The dome of a Turkish mosque collapsed, killing one worker and injuring nine others. The dome of the mosque was under construction, built at an industrial area in the town of Acigol, in central Turkey. 10...

An Afghan rape victim, who was jailed for adultery after the attack, declared that she may marry her attacker if he restores the family honour. Gulnaz was freed from Kabul’s Badam Bagh jail by President Karzai...

In collaboration with one of India’s eminent luxury car dealerships, Performance Cars (a division of Infinity Cars Pvt. Ltd), Aston Martin recently embarked on its presence in India by introducing the British marquee’s luxury sports car...

When we think of intelligence agencies, we often think of James Bond and Mission Impossible films. But despite scenes of debonair locations, Amazonian women and bottles of the most expensive Champaign, being a spy is not...

By William Walker Two giant pandas, Tian Tian (‘sweetness’) and Yuan Guang (‘sunshine’), arrived at Edinburgh Zoo from China this month, following five years of planning and preparation. The endangered species has not made its way...