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Bangladesh minority rights group accuses interim government of failing to protect minorities

Jan. 30, 2025 07:22 AM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s largest minority rights group accused the country’s interim government on Thursday of failing to protect religious and ethnic minorities from attacks and harassment, a claim the government has denied. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian...

Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from the Netherlands

Jan. 24, 2025 11:38 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia's National Museum, providing a glimpse into the country's rich heritage that the government had struggled to retrieve. ...

Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet

Jan. 08, 2025 22:10 PM EST

BEIJING (AP) — Relief teams in western China shifted their focus to resettling survivors after a search Wednesday for any remaining victims of a deadly earthquake that struck a day earlier near a holy city for Tibetan Buddhists. Tents, quilts, stoves and other relief items were...