Refugee crisis: Hungary sends more troops to border
Hungary extends nationwide state of emergency as it deploys a further 1,500 police and army troops on Serbian border.
Patrick Strickland | | Hungary, Refugees, Humanitarian crises, Europe
Asotthalom, Hungary - The Hungarian government has announced the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops and police officers on its border with Serbia, as it extended a nationwide state of emergency in response to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.
Interior Minister Sandor Pinter made the announcement during a press conference in Hungary's capital Budapest on Wednesday.
The move comes just a day after Slovenia announced the closure of its border crossings to those who do not have valid European Union entry visas, effectively blocking the Balkan route that refugees use to reach Western Europe.
Referring to the decision to deploy more security forces on the border, Pinter said: "We do not know how the migrants stuck in the Balkan countries will react".
Aung San Suu Kyi will not be president of Myanmar, parliament confirms
Htin Kyaw, her longtime adviser, is frontrunner for role after nominations show constitutional bar on NLD leader becoming president remains in forceMyanmar’s new parliament has nominated a senior aide to Aung San Suu Kyi to be its first democratically elected president in half a century.
Htin Kyaw, a 69-year-old economics graduate, writer and close adviser to the nation’s democracy icon, was formally put forward for the vice-presidential position during a session at the lower house on Thursday morning.
Myanmar’s electoral system requires that the president be voted in from a selection of names put forward by lawmakers. The losing candidates will become vice-presidents.
Henry Van Thio, an ethnic minority Chin candidate, was also nominated by the NLD in parliament’s upper house, and a further candidate will be chosen by the military.
Saudi Arabia issues extraordinary defence of human rights record in speech to UN council
A Saudi official said the Kingdom was 'one of the first countries to promote human rights' and 'fights torture in all its physical and moral manifestations'
Saudi Arabia has issued a remarkable response to criticisms from the United Nations over its human rights record.
In a speech delivered to the UN in Geneva, the Saudi delegation rejected outright a UN report which strongly criticised the Kingdom’s increased use of death sentences and executions.
Bandar al-Ali, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture and Information, claimed the Kingdom was a bastion of human rights, and “fights torture in all its physical and moral manifestations”.
In an annual report to the UN’s Human Rights Council, Juan Mendez, the Special Rapporteur on Torture, said it was becoming clear the escalating number of executions in the Kingdom amounted to torture and breached international law.
Photos of foreign hunters in Iran spark conservation debate
Photos of foreign hunters posing next to a slain wild boar smiling ear-to-ear and a video of gazelle being hunted by tourists have infuriated Iranians. Critics say if Iran’s wild life is endangered, why is the government “selling out nature for a bunch of dollars”?
The pressure on social media has forced Iranian officials to respond. Saman Alinejad, head of the Department of Environment and Wildlife in the northern province of Gilan, told an Iranian news agency that only a small number of permits were granted each year.
We just granted hunting permits for six boars to five Spanish tourists. These boars had damaged many farms in the region and locals were really upset. There is no problem with the boar population in Iran. Every year, we grant a limited number of hunting permits, which are equivalent of 0.5 percent of their total population.
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Senegal's anti-FGM campaigner: 'My child won't be cut'
Activists in the W African country raise awareness among children and adults about risks of centuries-old tradition.
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Fatma Naib
Kolda, Senegal - For many in Senegal, especially women, the centuries-old custom of female genital mutilation (FGM) is linked to religion. This is one misconception that one awareness campaign here is trying to dispel by using imams and community leaders as communicators.
The campaigners go to different villages in southern Senegal to talk to adults and children directly. They conduct interactive workshops in a bid to raise awareness and allow participants to share their stories through art.
In one class, students are huddled around a black clay pot turned upside down. On it, they draw their stories of FGM and child marriages.The Instagram insider's guide to India
By Sophie Eastaugh, for CNN.
India is undergoing a dramatic transformation.
With ten million people flocking each year to its colorful, noisy and bustling cities, the country is facing the largest urban migration in history.
As the Asian giant's economy continues to flourish, places such as Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad are creating unprecedented opportunities for their burgeoning workforces.
But beyond the numbers, what is life like in India's cities? We asked Instagrammers to give us an insider's guide, showing us the places, buildings and activities that make each city tick.
We've ventured beyond Mumbai and Delhi to five diverse corners of the Republic.
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