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China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a "massive crackdown" in its far western region of Xinjiang, Amnesty International said Monday. Beijing has tightened restrictions on Muslim minorities to combat what it calls Islamic extremism and

  BENGUET, Philippines - Authorities will launch a crackdown on illegal miners starting October 1. In an advisory released Monday, September 24, the National Task Force - Mining Challenge (NTF MC) said it will arrest all miners who will continue to operate in mine sites declared for closure under Oplan

Rescuers were just hours away from an Indian sailor trapped in his bunk by a serious back injury thousands of kilometres (miles) from land, Australian officials said Monday. A French fisheries patrol vessel was due to reach Abhilash Tomy, a competitor in the round-the-world Golden Globe Race whose striken

  MANILA, Philippines - Some retired soldiers and families flocked to the Court of Appeals (CA) on Monday, September 24, to seek the court’s assistance in implementing the decision made by the Commission on Audit (COA) in 2015 regarding their unreleased pension. The AFP Retirees and Pensioners National

Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold has bought Africa-focused rival Randgold Resources to create a global industry champion worth $18.3 billion, the pair said on Monday. The blockbuster all-share deal was described as a merger but is effectively a takeover because Barrick investors will own a majority

Singapore on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered Grab agreed to buy US firm Uber's ride-hailing and food business in Southeast

Myanmar's powerful army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of his country, a week after UN investigators called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya. The defiant response is the army chief's first