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Tsikhanouskaya Urges International Pressure On Lukashenka In PACE Address

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in a virtual appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on September 8, urged international pressure, including sanctions on President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his government. (Council of Europe)

Tsikhanouskaya Calls On UN To Send Monitors To Belarus

Belarusian opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressed an informal session of the UN Security Council on September 4 hosted by Estonia. She called for a special UN Human Rights Commission session over the violent crackdown by the government of President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. (Reuters)

With Songs And Sedation, Experts Aim To Rescue Kaavan, The Islamabad Elephant

Welfare organization Four Paws is working to determine whether Kavaan the elephant is safe to make the move to Cambodia from Islamabad’s zoo, which has long been criticized for poor conditions.

'People Should Be Held Responsible': Mother Of Dead Belarusian Demands Criminal Inquiry

The mother of a Belarusian man who died after being detained by security officials is demanding a criminal inquiry into his death. Alyaksandr Vikhor, 25, died in a hospital in Homel.

House Democrats Demand Pompeo, Esper Provide Witnesses For Afghan Hearing

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on August 31 called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply.

Love On The Barricades: Proposal Amid Belarusian Protests

A Belarusian protester has proposed to his girlfriend during ongoing demonstrations against President Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The moment was captured on camera with crowds cheering them. Mass protests began after Lukashenka declared a landslide victory in an August 9 election widely seen as rigged.

Thousands Of Women March In Minsk Against Lukashenka

Wrapped in white-red-white national flags the march participants on August 29 chanted slogans demanding President Aleksandr Lukashenka to step down and violent postelection crackdown perpetrators to be brought to justice as 17 journalists from foreign media were stripped of accreditations. (Reuters)

Khabarovsk Holds 50th Protest For Ex-Governor, Rally Also Supports Navalny

On August 29, locals in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk have held yet another protest against the July arrest of the region’s popular former governor, Sergei Furgal, the suspected August 20 poisoning of Aleksei Navalny, expressed support for anti-Lukashenka movement in Belarus. (Reuters)

Pakistani City Of Karachi Paralyzed By Deadly Flooding

Torrential rain lashed the Pakistani city of Karachi on August 27, causing widespread flooding. People were seen wading through knee-high water as cars were submerged and houses inundated.

Pakistan 'Eager' To See Taliban Start Dialogue With Kabul

Pakistan urged the Taliban on August 25 to start talks soon with the Afghan government to end decades of conflict, telling visiting officials of the group that an intra-Afghan dialogue could help ensure regional stability.

Tsikhanouskaya Says She's Nothing To Ask Putin, Except To 'Respect Our Sovereignty'

Belarusian opposition presidential candidate Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke in an interview from Vilnius, Lithuania, where she moved for safety reasons following the August 9 presidential elections that sparked strikes and protests against the incumbent Alyaksandr Lukashenka. (Reuters)

'Extensive' Tests Under Way On Navalny After Transfer To Berlin Hospital

Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Aleksei Navalny was transferred to Berlin for treatment and diagnosis from a hospital in Omsk, Russia, by a medical jet on August 22 following urgent requests by his family after a suspected poisoning attempt two days earlier. (Reuters)

Pakistan Taliban Reunite With Two Splinter Groups As Army Hails Success

The Pakistani Taliban have brought two splinter groups back into their fold, they announced in a statement, days after the army said anti-militant operations nationwide had brought "hard-earned success".

Pakistani Army Chief Visits Saudi Arabia To Revive Strained Ties

Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Saudi Arabia on August 17 amid a row between the two countries that has threatened Riyadh's financial lifeline to Islamabad.

Bloody Clashes As Belarus Protests Continued For Second Night

Protests have continued in Belarus for a second night after President Alyaksandr Lukashenka claimed he had been reelected for a sixth term. The results are widely seen as falsified. At least one protester died in Minsk overnight amid clashes between riot police and demonstrators.

'Holy Warrior' Selfies: Pakistan Teen Feted For Killing U.S. Blasphemy Suspect

Faisal Khan, a 15-year-old Pakistani, beams for selfies with lawyers and police. Thousands hail him in the streets as a "holy warrior."

Pakistanis Take Livestock To 'Cow Wash' Ahead Of Eid

The coronavirus has cast a shadow over this Eid, with fears of another spike in infections prompting authorities to warn people to minimise movement, avoid cattle markets and refrain from public gatherings to witness the slaughter of sacrificial animals.

The Board Game Helping South Asian Girls Escape Arranged Marriage

Real-life strategies inspired Nashra Balagamwala to create the board game "Arranged!" where players take the role of teenage girls trying to escape an 'auntie', which features in Gamemaster, a documentary about aspiring game designers released this month.

Taliban Push To Control Private Companies, Aid Agencies In Afghanistan

In Disputed Kashmir, Pakistan Accuses India Of Increased Shelling