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Oct 24, 2021

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in India dithered in curbing hate speech and anti-Muslim content on its platform and lacked enough local language moderators to stop misinformation

Oct 11, 2021

A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations

A small bird rescued from Kabul by a French diplomat is starring in a rare, feel-good tale about evacuations from Afghanistan

Oct 7, 2021

Saudi court upholds 20-year term for critic, draws US rebuke

A court in Saudi Arabia has upheld a 20-year prison term imposed on a Saudi aid worker who had criticized the government on Twitter

Aug 1, 2021

Tourists flee as wildfires threaten Turkish beach resorts

Wildfires in the Turkish holiday destinations of Antalya and Mugla are still raging as firefighters worked to battle the blazes for a fifth day

Jul 15, 2021

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

It began with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near New Delhi

Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside home in Germany

Jul 8, 2021

A Turkish journalist who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany was injured after being attacked

Kuwait police arrest man for ranting over bad weather online

Jun 28, 2021

Police in Kuwait have arrested a resident, an Egyptian man, for posting a video online ranting about bad weather and dust storms

Pakistani police arrests cleric over threats to kill Malala

Jun 10, 2021

Pakistani police say they have arrested a cleric after a video of him went viral on social media, in which he threatens Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai over her recent comments about marriage

May 16, 2021

Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks

Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of COVID-19 victims

Apr 26, 2021

SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health system

India has set another record for daily coronavirus infections for a fifth day in a row, at more than 350,000