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Human rights groups tour Nandigram, slam Buddha

A four member fact-finding team of human rights bodies -- Amnesty International India and Human Rights Watch, on Thursday toured Nandigram and met people affected by the violence. They visited......

Haneef detention: Amnesty International concerned

Human rights group Amnesty International has voiced serious concern over the prolonged detention of Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, who has been held without charge for more than a week by......

China's national day sees global protests against Beijing's rights breaches

As China prepares to hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which is widely expected to approve a third term for President Xi Jinping, anti-China protests were held all......

US vetoes UN resolution on immediate Gaza ceasefire; UK abstains from voting

The United States has vetoed a draft resolution on the raging Israel-Hamas conflict in the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in......

Pakistan to halt executions during holy month of Ramzan

Pakistan has imposed a ban on executions during the holy month of Ramadan after hanging about 150 convicts in nearly six months since it lifted the moratorium on death penalty. The Interior......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

Telcos, social media sites get a conscience call

In June 2009, when elections were being held in Iran, the US State Department had contacted Twitter asking it to delay a planned upgrade to cut daytime service to Iranians who were on the streets......

Rajini Murugan, Visaranai, Eeti, Urumeen: Which film will YOU watch?

Four Tamil movies will release this week, and they all look pretty exciting. With the Diwali releases -- Vedalam and Thoongavanam -- still doing good business, the battle for......

'We don't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives'

IMAGE: Sports apparel brand Hummel has designed a black kit for the Denmark team at the FIFA World Cup. Photograph: HummelSport/Instagram Sports apparel brand Hummel have designed Denmark's......

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has signed an amended version of an Amnesty International pledge to end human rights abuses and corruption in the sport should he......

FIFA WC PIX: Qatar World Cup closing ceremony

IMAGE: View during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 closing ceremony before the match. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Tens of thousands of soccer fans wearing French and Argentinian colours......

LBGT people in Qatar prepare cautiously for World Cup

IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up......

Soccer: India lose to Bahrain in international friendly

IMAGE: India's Rahul Bheke scored the equaliser before Bahrain found the winner in the 88th minute. Photograph: AIFF Media The Indian football team fought hard before going down to higher-ranked......

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