South Korea's justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments. Using unusually strong language for a senior South Korean official, Just
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was on course to win two of four crucial state elections on Monday, expanding its influence and weakening its main rival half way into his third term in office. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party was set to return to power in the eastern state of Assam for a
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was set on Monday to record substantial victories in state elections, an outcome that could accelerate its landmark policies like uniform civil laws and infrastructure building, political leaders and analysts said. The gains also underline that Mo
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India has surged ahead in around two-thirds of seats in the West Bengal legislative assembly elections, pointing to a dominant position in the race. According to the Election Commission of India website, the BJP is leading in 195 seats, while Trinamool Congress
“Don’t leave the counting centres, the numbers are fake,” Mamata Banerjee said in her first reaction as the Trinamool Congress trailed behind the BJP in the Bengal assembly elections. In a video message released on Monday noon, the TMC supremo urged voters not to leave the counti
Actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single-largest party, with trends showing it leading in 151 seats, Hindustan Times reports. While the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-Congress coalition is ahead in 40 seats and Dravida Mun
After the third round of vote counting in the West Bengal legislative assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a strong lead, according to the latest updates. As per the latest figures, the BJP is leading in 165 seats, while the ruling Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Ministe
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday on a surprise trip, after his government blamed Chinese pressure for the cancellation of a visit that was meant to have taken place last month. China views democratically governed Taiwan as part of its territory with no righ
Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized control and steered it towards the Gulf of Aden in the direction of Somali waters. The coast gua
Bangladesh is emerging as more than an early market in ZKTOR’s South Asia rollout. It is becoming one of the clearest real-world tests of whether the region is ready for a different model of digital participation. According to the company, the privacy-led Indian social media platform has cro
Myanmar's junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing has issued new emergency ordinances to impose military control in 60 townships, a move aimed at tightening security in regions still mired in conflict despite the transition to civilian rule. The ordinances cover 60 townships across Kachin, K
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres (9.84 ft) in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures, reports Reuters. The tremor had an epicentre in t
Iran's foreign minister said on Friday that passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon. The passage of vessels through the strait will be on the coordi
