BELARUS: An independent journalist has been arrested on charges of high treason, the latest move in a media crackdown by President Alexander Lukashenko’s government, it was reported today.

Danil Palianski, a reporter from the city of Brest, was arrested in September and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

PAKISTAN: Police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building today, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape.