At least five protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the...
French film industry slams Covid-19 shutdown of cinemas at César Awards
There was a fiercely political air at France’s annual celebration of cinema, Les Cesars, on Friday as frustrations were unleashed over the months-long shutdown of theatres.
Himalayan yak herder ‘last shepherd’ in his family – BBC News
Phuntsog Tsering lives a tough life, herding yaks at 5,000m in the Himalayas. Not much has changed since his ancestors used to walk the Silk Road in Ladakh in India.
Deadly car bomb rocks Afghanistan’s Herat province | DW News
At least eight people have been killed and dozens wounded by a powerful car bomb in western Afghanistan. The late-night blast targeted a police station in the city of Herat. Around 50 people were wounded, and homes and...
