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After #MeToo, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform in rape law through #WithYou

After #MeToo, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform in rape law...

Legislators revised Japanâ€™s century-old rape law in 2017 to include harsher penalties, among other changes.

12 Jun 2019 12:03 PM IST

$North Korea says it\s fighting swine fever with quarantine$ World

North Korea says it-'s fighting swine fever with quarantine

Thereâ€™s concern in South Korea that the outbreak in North could spread across the border.

12 Jun 2019 11:36 AM IST

Iran releases Lebanese businessman convicted of spying after 4 years

Iran releases Lebanese businessman convicted of spying after 4 years

Zakka, an information technology expert, had disappeared while he was attending a conference in Tehran in 2015.

12 Jun 2019 9:23 AM IST

Global respectability behind talks with India, says former Pak envoy

Global respectability behind talks with India, says former Pak envoy

India and Pakistan have disputes like many countries but others do not have national ideologies revolving around...

12 Jun 2019 8:56 AM IST

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo to reopen on Wednesday after deadly Easter attacks

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo to reopen on Wednesday after deadly Easter...

While the other two hotels reopened in recent weeks, most of the sections of the Shangri-La Hotel remained closed.

11 Jun 2019 3:54 PM IST

Olympics 2020: Podiums to be constructed with plastic waste in Tokyo

Olympics 2020: Podiums to be constructed with plastic waste in Tokyo

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said the plan would help push a message of sustainability.

11 Jun 2019 2:56 PM IST

â€˜Will respond firmly if US escalates trade tensions,â€™ says Chinese foreign ministry

â€˜Will respond firmly if US escalates trade tensions,â€™ says Chinese...

Trump has repeatedly said he is getting ready to meet Xi Jinping at the Osaka summit at the end of June, but China has...

11 Jun 2019 2:43 PM IST

Kazakh police beat journalist amid post-vote unrest

Kazakh police beat journalist amid post-vote unrest

Shokan Alkhabayev, journalist from Tengri News was beaten by police on Monday whilst attempting to cover detentions...

11 Jun 2019 1:23 PM IST

Kazakhstan EC says Tokayev has won presidential election with 70.76 per cent votes

Kazakhstan EC says Tokayev has won presidential election with 70.76...

The final results are expected to be released next week.

11 Jun 2019 10:54 AM IST

$EU should resist \economic terrorism\ committed by US against Iran: Rouhani$ West Asia

EU should resist -'economic terrorism-' committed by US against Iran:...

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA has had nothing, but the adverse impact on the interaction among the countries and...

11 Jun 2019 9:53 AM IST

Zakir Naik feels he is not going to get fair trial in India: Malaysian PM

Zakir Naik feels he is not going to get fair trial in India: Malaysian...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday said that his country has the right not to extradite Zakir Naik to...

11 Jun 2019 9:25 AM IST

Pakistan ex-Prez held in fake a/cs case

Pakistan ex-Prez held in fake a/cs case

The prosecutor argued that Mr Zardariâ€™s bail application was inadmissible for hearing.

11 Jun 2019 5:33 AM IST