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June 15, 2016

‘Turkey the only one supporting us’: Syrian rebel siding with Islamists on Ankara’s role

RT’s Lizzie Phelan visited the Turkish town of Karkamis, located on the border with Syria just opposite the area controlled by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). She spoke with locals residents, refugees and militants, who described the role Turkey has allegedly played in fostering and supporting both Syrian rebels and Islamist extremists. Many Karkamis residents […]

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Asia

June 13, 2016

Qatar detains Dutch woman on adultery charges after filing rape complaint

A Dutch woman who reported being raped during her holiday in Qatar has been held by the country’s authorities on suspicion of adultery since March. Dozens of people on social media have condemned the arrest and called for the woman’s release. “She was arrested in March on suspicion of adultery, which means having sex outside […]

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Asia

June 13, 2016December 18, 2017

Bomb Targets Lebanese Bank Embroiled In Crisis Over Hizballah Finances

A bomb has exploded near the headquarters of a bank in central Beirut that is involved in a dispute over how to deal with Hizballah finances. Lebanon’s Red Cross said two people were injured, but there were no fatalities from the explosion outside the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank. There were no immediate claims […]

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Asia

June 12, 2016

Shanghai airport blast: Suspect used improvised bomb, stabbed himself in neck

An explosion at Shanghai’s Pudong Airport has left five people hospitalized. The suspect, who has also been hospitalized, used a home-made bomb fashioned out of a beer bottle hidden in his luggage. Images from the scene showed people being taken to ambulances as eyewitnesses gathered. According to CCTV, the Sunday afternoon blast left at least […]

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Former Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen at the World Economic Forum

Asia

June 12, 2016June 12, 2016

Hun Sen’s Government Pushes Back Against EU Threat to Withhold Funds from Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government dismissed the European Parliament’s threat to withhold millions of Euros in development funding unless the government releases the Kem Sokha Five detained activists and rescinds an arrest warrant for opposition party leader Sam Rainsy. On Friday Sok Eysan, a spokesman the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), dismissed the EU resolution […]

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Asia

June 11, 2016

‘Draconian Law’ Silences Turkey’s Legislature, Kills EU Membership Hopes

By signing a “draconian” new law that eliminates lawmakers’ legal immunity, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cannot rely on his country’s planned access to the EU by 2020, according to The Guardian. The chances of Turkey joining the EU by 2020 “went up in smoke” earlier this week after the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

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Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of the People's Republic of China

Asia

June 11, 2016June 11, 2016

China Restricts Ramadan Fast For Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang

In spite of assurances by Beijing that ethnic Uyghurs living in China’s mostly Muslim Xinjiang region enjoy full religious freedom, government workers routinely block their right to fast during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, sources in the region say. On June 2, China issued a white paper lauding “unprecedented” levels of religious freedom in Xinjiang, […]

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Asia

June 10, 2016May 1, 2023

Weight-er! Japan’s first naked restaurant rejects overweight diners

Japan’s first naked restaurant to be opened in Tokyo next month has issued a disclaimer warning that obese clients would be denied service and not admitted in the first place. And no tattoos, please. The Amrita (‘Immortality’ in Sanskrit) restaurant opening July 29 is follows the trend set by other ‘naked’ restaurants in London and […]

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