Meet the trans actor who gives ‘kind of a middle finger’ to Singapore’s conservative values
With LGBTQ characters effectively barred from free-to-air television, performers like Loo are rare in Singapore’s mass media.
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Indonesia’s military arrests 13 elite soldiers who are accused of involvement in a torture video
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military said Monday it has arrested 13 elite troops accused of involvement in a video showing the torture of an indigenous Papua man believed to be a member of a separatist group.
Moscow theatre attack suspects show signs of beating in court
Four men accused of participating in the ISIL-claimed attack on a Moscow theatre have appeared in court, showing signs of heavy beating. They have been charged with committing a terrorist attack and potentially face life sentences.
4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt
Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing.
A 6.9 magnitude quake in remote Papua New Guinea kills 3 and destroys nearly 1,000 homes
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes, officials said.
China faces 'fork in the road,' IMF Managing Director Georgieva says, as officials meet CEOs
China needs to "reinvent itself" with economic policies to speed resolution of its property market crisis and boost domestic consumption and productivity, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday.
China told it faces 'fork in the road' as officials meet CEOs
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China needs to "reinvent itself" with economic policies to speed resolution of its property market crisis and boost domestic consumption and productivity, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday.