![OBITUARY - Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks OBITUARY - Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/61716175408_EbrahimRaisi.jpg)
OBITUARY - Iran's President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks
Ebrahim Raisi died when a helicopter carrying him crashed in mountainous terrain, killing all aboard, a senior Iranian official said.
Mon May 20 2024
![Bakar Al-Quran di Sweden, Rasmus Paludan dalang di sebalik rusuhan Bakar Al-Quran di Sweden, Rasmus Paludan dalang di sebalik rusuhan](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-04/51650435133_Sweden.jpg)
Bakar Al-Quran di Sweden, Rasmus Paludan dalang di sebalik rusuhan
Paludan mewajarkan aksinya di Denmark - seperti membakar kitab suci umat Islam, kadang-kadang dibungkus dengan daging - sebagai penghormatan kepada kebebasan bersuara.
Wed Apr 20 2022
![Canada urges avoiding non-essential travel to Ukraine due to 'Russian aggression' Canada urges avoiding non-essential travel to Ukraine due to 'Russian aggression'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-01/61642387916_CANADA.jpg)
Canada urges avoiding non-essential travel to Ukraine due to 'Russian aggression'
Canada has taken a hard line with Russia since its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Mon Jan 17 2022
![Olympics: Peng situation may force IOC to take hard line with China, says Pound Olympics: Peng situation may force IOC to take hard line with China, says Pound](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/81637373200_peng.jpg)
Olympics: Peng situation may force IOC to take hard line with China, says Pound
"Whether that escalates to a cessation of the Olympic Games I doubt it. But you never know." said senior IOC member Dick Pound.
Sat Nov 20 2021
![North Korea's Kim says will make 'deranged' Trump pay dearly for U.N. speech North Korea's Kim says will make 'deranged' Trump pay dearly for U.N. speech](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-11/81448715032_KimJongUn.jpg)
North Korea's Kim says will make 'deranged' Trump pay dearly for U.N. speech
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said the North will consider the "highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history" against the United States.
Fri Sep 22 2017
![Rise of hard-line Islamist groups alarms moderate Indonesian Muslims Rise of hard-line Islamist groups alarms moderate Indonesian Muslims](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-05/61494240641_Muhammad.jpg)
Rise of hard-line Islamist groups alarms moderate Indonesian Muslims
A strong backlash also has emerged, led by moderate Muslims who worry that conservative Islamists are wrecking Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance.
Mon May 08 2017
![Rally turns violent in Jakarta as Muslim hardliners attack police Rally turns violent in Jakarta as Muslim hardliners attack police](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-11/81478266499_protesters.jpg)
Rally turns violent in Jakarta as Muslim hardliners attack police
The ugly scenes -- just metres from the presidential palace -- marred an otherwise peaceful rally against governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian accused of insulting Islam.
Fri Nov 04 2016
![India to name date for Modi-Gandhi election battle India to name date for Modi-Gandhi election battle](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-03/51393996635_295x200.jpg)
India to name date for Modi-Gandhi election battle
India, the world's largest democracy, is expected Wednesday to announce general elections that are forecast to bring the opposition Hindu nationalists led by hard liner Narendra Modi to power.
Wed Mar 05 2014
![Pakistani Taliban's new chief was behind attempt to kill Malala Pakistani Taliban's new chief was behind attempt to kill Malala](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-10/51381537215_295x200.jpg)
Pakistani Taliban's new chief was behind attempt to kill Malala
The Pakistani Taliban appointed a new chief, a hard-line commander responsible for some of the country's worst violence, including the attempted assassination on Malala Yousafzai.
Fri Nov 08 2013