Regional security organisation deploys ‘peacekeeping force’ as protests turn bloody in main city of Almaty.


Regional security organisation deploys ‘peacekeeping force’ as protests turn bloody in main city of Almaty.

‘Are we going to be a nation that accepts political violence as a norm,’ President Joe Biden says in a speech.








Top-ranked men’s tennis player had visa cancelled after arriving in Melbourne for the Australian Open.

Controversial proposal to increase assembly seats in Jammu causes anger among Muslims, who form majority in the region.


A Lebanese clown helps disadvantaged communities by bringing laughter and hope.
Rare and violent protests in the former Soviet nation are being watched closely in Moscow and across Central Asia.

Bloody protests have drawn the attention of regional powers Russia and China, as well as Western capitals.
