Men had 2 options, 6 months’ jail or 40 lashes of cane

Claims have been made of groups using excuse of democracy, human rights to violate law

The Games as a mass gathering already generally fosters infectious diseases, notes professor

Beijing cracking down on critics with little-used colonial-era law

Trial shows inoculation provides only ‘minimal’ protection for over-65s

The birds are believed to have been poisoned

Cheng Lei disappeared from public view last August

It triggers devastating flash flood in Himalayan north

Estimates on the ground put protest numbers at hundreds of thousands – kicking off a third straight day of rallies following last week’s coup

27 various variant cases confirmed so far in city of 3 mil people, say health authorities

Economist Andres Arauz tops vote with 34.9% to 36.2% against right-wing ex-banker Guillermo Lasso

Announcement comes after Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for those convicted of crimes committed while under 18

Number of arrests and charges disproportionate to events during protest, says Amnesty International France