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  • At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • After US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran says to have attacked US bases in Jordan.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that several Iranian fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the US attack on Larak Island.
  • Since resuming its naval blockade of Iran on July 14, US Central Command claimed to have diverted 83 commercial vessels, disabled three, and boarded two.
  • Guinea-Bissau held a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to grant the president additional authority.
  • At least eight people died, 237 have been rescued, and 23 are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
  • NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is intended to survey the universe on a never-before-seen scale while investigating far-off planets, exploding stars, and black holes.

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May 15, 2024

Jailed Activist’s Death During Hunger Strike...

Human rights advocates and lawyers are demanding the Thai justice system be reformed after a jailed 28-year-old activist who was on a hunger strike while in custody died of apparent heart failure Tuesday.

May 14, 2024

Widespread Myanmar Water Shortage Kills Scores...

Nearly 50 villages in western Myanmar are facing shortages of water, residents told RFA on Tuesday, after the hot season brought record high temperatures across the region.

Bangladesh Court: No Solitary Confinement for...

A Bangladesh court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional to keep inmates in solitary confinement on death row before they exhaust their appeals, said an attorney representing three prisoners whose petition secured this “historic” victory.

May 13, 2024

Myanmar Junta Forces Kill Dozens in...

Myanmar junta forces killed 32 civilians hiding in monasteries, witnesses and insurgent groups told Radio Free Asia, in what if confirmed would be one of the deadliest massacres in recent months of fighting.

May 12, 2024

Calligraphy Day Keeps Alive Tibetans’ Written...

For several years now, Tibetan Calligraphy Day has been a way for Tibetans to keep their language and heritage alive amid China imposing restrictions and bans on use of the language.

May 10, 2024

Systemic Descent-Based Discrimination Against Dalits in...

Amnesty International claimed in a new study released today that the Nepali government is not doing enough to shield Dalits, especially women and girls, from widespread and systemic caste-based discrimination.

May 9, 2024

Fiji’s Former PM Bainimarama Jailed for...

Fiji’s former strongman prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, left a Suva court house in handcuffs Thursday after being sentenced to one year in prison for obstructing justice – a ruling that bars him from seeking public office for nearly a decade.

May 8, 2024

Myanmar Insurgents Accused of Recruiting Rohingya...

Myanmar Muslim insurgents have pressed about 500 Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh to join the war in their homeland where fighting between rival factions has intensified sharply in recent weeks, refugees told Radio Free Asia.  

May 7, 2024

Myanmar Helicopter Crash Ends in Shootout,Killing...

An insurgent group in eastern Myanmar said on Tuesday it shot down a junta military helicopter and killed its pilot then clashed with junta forces on the ground.

May 6, 2024

Limited Options for Victims of Myanmar’s...

MYANMANearly 1,500 people died in Myanmar from heat-related causes in April alone, emergency service organizations told Radio Free Asia, compounding the misery for many in a country plagued by conflict and lacking adequate infrastructure and services. 

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