Paolo Fossati

Dozens of countries support the draft resolution presented by Iceland. The Philippines has brought to over 6,600 the number of official deaths in the anti-narcotics campaign wished by President Duterte. For activists and the media, the victims are between 27 and 30 thousand. "Extrajudicial executions must end".

The Australian OceanaGold Corp. is "responsible for the displacement of hundreds of families". NGOs and civil committees denounce "polluted water and air, deforestation and damage to agriculture". The possibility of renewing the company license is being examined by the government. Activist: "Fighting foreign mining companies is a gigantic undertaking. We know this will be a struggle."

Alek Sigley, who went missing a week ago, is now in China before travelling to Japan. Intervention by Swedish diplomats proved decisive. For Pyongyang, "Washington is obsessed with sanctions" and "undermines the peaceful atmosphere" on the Korean Peninsula.

An avalanche of mud swept away the 80-year-olds house in Soo. Local governments in southwestern Japan have ordered over 1.1 million residents to evacuate their homes. The disturbance could shift and hit the eastern part of the archipelago.

Originally from Mindanao, they moved to Luzon in search of a better future. Instead, they were treated like slaves by an unscrupulous Chinese businessman. They fled into the night, but not everyone managed to escape their prison.

Met office urges people to take protective action and flee. Fearing large-scale disasters, Kagoshima Prefecture calls on the military to help. Rain will continue until late tomorrow morning.

She entered a mosque in Sentul City with her dog and without removing her shoes. Many Muslims consider dogs unclean and try to avoid contact with their saliva. For the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), such an action can be considered blasphemous "only if it were done by a sane person".

Police accused of "institutionalized racism". Solomon Teka was killwd by an off-duty agent, now under investigation: witnesses deny his version. In the protests 47 policemen were injured and 60 protesters arrested. Netanyahu: "We solve problems together, according to the law."

Scientists will study pathogens in Musashimurayama, a city west of the capital. The local mayor of approved testing despite residents' objections. Haemorrhagic fevers can only be transmitted through contact between human beings.

Yangon military region commander donated thousands of dollars to a foundation banned by religious authorities. The Buddha Dhamma Prahita Foundation supports Wirathu, a monk known as the Buddhist bin Laden. The Myanmar military and Buddhist ultra-nationalists are united against the democratic process.

The Chinese own 150 of the 156 hotels and guesthouses, 48 ​​casinos out of 62, 41 karaoke, 46 massage parlours, plus 95 per cent of 436 restaurants. With Chinese investments, the crime rate is also up. There are fears for national identity, employment opportunities for locals, cash flow and the environment, as well as social security problems. Experts warn against Beijing’s “invasion”.

Rain of criticism for the caption of a photo published on the internet: Mujahid Yusof Rawa has "aligned" with Beijing official version. In Xinjiang about 1 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims are detained. For Beijing, "vocational training centers" are vital in the fight against separatism and radicalism.