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Shankar Mishra has been sent to prison for 14 days as police investigate the complaint accusing him of outraging the modesty of a woman during a flight from New York to New Delhi in November. READ SOURCE...

Leading civil rights organisations have condemned Harvard Kennedy School’s denial of a position to the former head of Human Rights Watch over the organisation’s criticism of Israel.The American Civil Liberties Union called the refusal of a fellowship to Kenneth Roth...

In times of stress, a helping hand is always appreciated. One woman's initial panic and frustration at Changi Airport's T4 security checkpoint turned into an unexpectedly heartwarming experience when she was met with kindness by a Certis officer. Yasmine Khater...

A Singaporean was allegedly asked for a tip when passing through immigration at an airport in Vietnam. The traveller revealed in a Facebook post on Jan 2 that he was at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport’s immigration counter, departing to...

Award-winning artist Jackson Lee has shared with HKFP his series of hyper-realistic paintings, depicting scenes from across Hong Kong. His work will be showcased in an exhibition running from Saturday to January 15 at the Central Library Exhibition Hall 2-3. Ready...

The department began putting down wild boars from November 2021 to tackle what it called a “festering wild pig nuisance problem”.The animals were captured by being shot with anaesthetics before being euthanised by lethal injection.The department’s website shows that as...

WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy of California finally secured the House speakership in a dramatic vote ending around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, but the dysfunction in his party and the deal he struck to win over holdout Republicans also raised the...

Accident occurred when a truck hit a funeral procession, local news outlet in Nanchang county of Jiangxi province reports. READ SOURCE...

KUCHING, Jan 8 — Sarawakians who have been administered Covid-19 vaccines made in China for their first and second doses are advised to take Pfizer-BioNTech for their subsequent booster shots.In giving this advice today, Deputy Premier Datuk Sri Dr Sim...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI - Travellers began streaming across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to mainland China on Sunday (Jan 8), many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of...