Category: Global News
Why are some countries decriminalising drugs?
Some say drug use should be a public health issue, not a criminal one. Is decriminalisation the answer?
Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches
Russia wants to use rocket's cargo capacities to deliver modules for a future rival to the International Space Station.
Drone video shows extent of snow-melt flooding Russia and Kazakhstan
Drone video shows rows of houses and streets underwater in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Will ultra-Orthodox Jews have to enlist in the Israeli army?
Debate on whether the ultra-Orthodox should serve in the Israeli military could bring down Netanyahu's government.
‘Don’t touch my constitution!’ Togolese resist reforms ahead of election
Opposition figures accuse President Faure Gnassingbe of changing the rules so he can maintain his grip on power.
Slapped: Speaking Up In Thailand
101 East investigates if defamation laws are being used to strangle scrutiny in Thailand amid growing calls for reform.
After a year of war in Sudan, what is the situation now?
Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year.
Will oil prices keep rising, and how will that affect inflation?
The increase this year, driven by geopolitical tensions and supply shocks, could hamper efforts to rein in inflation.
Akebono, sumo’s first foreign-born grand champion, dies aged 54
The enormous Hawaiian-born wrestler helped raise the international profile of Japanese sumo in the 1990s.
Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in $12.5bn fraud case
The largest case of fraud in Vietnam's history has been uncovered as part of a major state anticorruption drive.