On Saturday, October 27th a suicide bomber took the lives of 13 people and injured over 100 people all of whom were waiting in line to vote in the parliamentary election for Afghanistan. Over the past few days there have been many violent attacks on polling stations. Many of these attacks have been claimed by the Taliban as a way… Read more »
Sabarimala, one of Hinduism’s most holy temples, has become a symbol of the fight for gender equality in India as female worshippers continue to be denied access to the premises despite a Supreme Court decision striking down a longtime ban on women. For centuries, women of childbearing age have been forbidden from entering Sabarimala in southern Kerala state. In a landmark… Read more »
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a polling station in Kabul, killing at least 13 people while poll-related violence killed or wounded more than 130 across the country as Afghanistan voted Saturday in parliamentary elections. Voters, election workers and police were among the victims of a suicide bombing in the northern Khair Khana district of Kabul, according to Afghan security officials, in… Read more »
An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea and sank on Monday soon after taking off from the capital, Jakarta. All passengers and crew are feared dead, according to the country’s rescue agency. Indonesia’s search and rescue agency confirmed the crash of Lion Air flight JT610, adding that it lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after… Read more »
Sri Lanka’s President lifted a suspension of parliament Thursday and called a meeting of lawmakers next week that could end an increasingly bitter power struggle between two rival prime ministers, officials said. The climbdown by Maithripala Sirisena, who sparked the crisis by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse in his place, could lead… Read more »