AP Week in Pictures: Asia
May 3-May 9, 2024
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Militants bomb a girls school in northwestern Pakistan, once a Taliban stronghold. No one was harmed
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Militants detonated a bomb at a girls school in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the country’s volatile northwest, badly damaging the structure, police said Thursday. No one was harmed in the overnight attack.
Hundreds of campuses in Indonesia inspired by global student protests to renew rallies against Israel
Muslim-majority Indonesia has seen numerous large-scale pro-Palestine rallies since Israel began its war on Gaza following the October 7 attack by Hamas, but the campus demonstrations were the most widespread, coordinated protests the country has seen in recent months.
China's next defense buildup: mandatory military training for students
BEIJING -- China wants to promote awareness of national defense in children as young as elementary school under proposed legislation that would require military training at high schools and universities.
Activists in Bangladesh march through universities to demand end to Israel-Hamas war
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party’s student wing marched through universities around the country Monday to demand an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Pro-Palestinian protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
Protesters left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they could face arrest if they didn't go.
Dozens arrested in weekend of protests on U.S. campuses
Police on Saturday arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of Virginia, the university said in a statement, as U.S. campuses braced for more turmoil during graduation celebrations.