Trafficking victims forced to run online scams deserve protection, not prosecution, says UN agency
Organised crime networks are trafficking hundreds of thousands of people into forced labour inside online scam compounds, according to the…
Category: Asia
DR Congo: Ebola Bundibugyo treatment trials begin, WHO says
The World Health Organization has welcomed the start of clinical trials for potential treatments for Ebola Bundibugyo disease in the…
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid
Afghanistan’s acute hunger crisis now affects 14 million people, including babies fed on nothing but weak tea and scraps of…
Taliban failing to punish abusive security forces, UN mission warns
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are failing to hold their own security forces to account over allegations of abuse, a UN mission…
UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military has carried out a campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians, including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps, alongside…
Shipwreck survivors found after 4 days at sea
Five people who went missing after the KM Nurul Salsa sank off Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province were found alive on…
Cyprus sets next steps with Central Asian states, foreign minister says
Cyprus has already mapped out its next steps with Central Asian countries following a regional tour, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos…
At Least 55 Killed in Explosion at Myanmar Explosives Depot
At least 55 people were killed and dozens injured when an explosives warehouse blew up in the village of Kaungtup…
China Eastern launches direct Wuhan–Vientiane route
A China Eastern Airlines flight carrying more than 140 passengers left Wuhan late Friday for Vientiane, marking the first direct…
