64 child labourers rescued from across Delhi
The rescued children – between the age of 12 and 17 years – are from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Bihar.
Court and Crime
Hong Kong police arrest four fugitives trying to flee city
The four arrestees, aged 16 to 24, face charges of participating in an illegal assembly or rioting between June and October 2019.
India accuses China’s Oppo of evading $551 million in import tax
The searches make Oppo the latest Chinese tech company to come under New Delhi's spotlight, after similar raids against Vivo, Xiaomi and Huawei earlier this year.
Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for democracy protests
Prosecutors accused her of participating in two unlawful assemblies on Aug 11, 2019 and shouting "offensive words".
Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders
Certain sex offenders deemed at risk of re-offending may be given the option to receive injections that reduce their testosterone levels, in return for shorter jail time,…
How an addict beat drugs and turned his life around
Former drug addict Chris Sekar was able to change his life and has been an addiction consultant and therapist at the Gleneagles Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur for the past 20 years.
Cambodia’s youth gangs fuelled by drug use: Expert
He also said the social problems caused by gangsters were linked to a lack of communication between parents and schools with local authorities.
TV cameras capture attack on Shinzo Abe during speech
A video filmed by Japanese public broadcaster NHK showed the moment where former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday (July 8).
Many questions around killing of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
The killing will be examined closely to see if this was the work of a gunman acting alone, or if it was part of more calculated warnings.
Ex-PM Abe shot dead
The former PM suffered cardiopulmonary arrest and has been taken to hospital, according to firefighters. Several others were injured.