An Indian fixer lured workers to Italy. They say he used threats, violence | Labour Rights

An Indian fixer lured workers to Italy. They say he used threats, violence | Labour Rights

Ladnun, India and Padua, Italy – When Sandeep migrated from India’s Rajasthan state to Italy in 2009, he was fulfilling a long-held dream of relocating overseas for a better life. But in late 2015, the 42-year-old graduate suddenly lost his job, putting him at imminent risk of losing his residency…

Poor results, instability, chaos: What’s wrong with Pakistan cricket? | Cricket News

Poor results, instability, chaos: What’s wrong with Pakistan cricket? | Cricket News

Under grey skies at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, veteran Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan smashed Pakistani leg-spin bowler Abrar Ahmed for a boundary that sealed his team’s six-wicket win in the second Test match and a historic first men’s Test series win over the home side. Shakib punched the air…

UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests | Protests News

UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests | Protests News

The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country. The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against their own government. The decision, announced on Tuesday, by President Sheikh…

Will India-Pakistan rivalry hurt Russia-China led SCO grouping? | Politics News

Will India-Pakistan rivalry hurt Russia-China led SCO grouping? | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – The invitations have all gone out. But when Pakistan hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit next month, there’s one guest above all others whose presence or absence will be most felt: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On August 29, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Islamabad…

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by six wickets to seal historic cricket series win | Cricket News

Bangladesh beat Pakistan by six wickets to seal historic cricket series win | Cricket News

Bangladesh seal their first Test series win against Pakistan with a six-wicket win in Rawalpindi to take the tour 2-0. Bangladesh’s cricket team have sealed a historic 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan after securing a six-wicket win on Tuesday in the second and final match of the tour. Set…

‘I’m so happy’: Indonesia prepares for first papal visit since 1989 | Religion News

‘I’m so happy’: Indonesia prepares for first papal visit since 1989 | Religion News

Medan, Indonesia – At the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral in the Indonesian city of Medan, the mood at Sunday mass was unusually excited. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, is set to begin a two-week tour of Asia Pacific, which will start in Indonesia on Tuesday and…

Protesters, Indian police face off over rape and murder of doctor | Protests

Protesters, Indian police face off over rape and murder of doctor | Protests

NewsFeed Protesters angry over the rape and murder of a young doctor in August jumped barricades in the Indian state of West Bengal and clashed with police. Striking doctors and healthcare workers have led protests in several cities, joined by students and members of the BJP party. Published On 2…

Blast kills at least six people in Afghan capital, 13 wounded | Taliban News

Blast kills at least six people in Afghan capital, 13 wounded | Taliban News

Explosion takes place in southern Kabul area of Qala-e-Bakhtiar, and no group has claimed responsibility so far. An explosion in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has killed at least six people, the police and Ministry of Interior Affairs say. “This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated,” Kabul police spokesman…

Voting under way in Azerbaijan snap parliamentary election | Elections News

Voting under way in Azerbaijan snap parliamentary election | Elections News

More than 6.4 million people are registered to vote in election dominated by President Ilham Aliyev’s party. Polls have opened in Azerbaijan for a snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of the former breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in a lightning offensive last year against ethnic Armenian…