War On Drugs

'Udta Punjab' needs a decisive war on drugs; governments, parties need to stop using crisis as a poll plank

It is suspected that the menace of drugs in Punjab spread in the state because of support from local leaders and officials.

Bangladesh's 'war on drugs': Over 100 alleged dealers killed by Rapid Action Battalion in two weeks

Twelve more alleged drug dealers were killed in overnight raids carried out by the Bangladesh's law enforcement agencies, police said.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte orders soldiers to shoot women rebels in vagina, draws ire of human rights groups

Human Rights Watch said Duterte's remark, uttered last week before supposedly surrendered communist rebels, is the latest of Duterte's "series of misogynist, derogatory and demeaning statement

Himachal Pradesh election: Despite 'anti-drug' poll rhetoric, voters likely to swing towards party promising cannabis legalisation

The demand for legalising cannabis is drowning out with the BJP's vow to end the drug menace in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte asks country's human rights chief if he is gay or a paedophile

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte taunted the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday, asking if he was a paedophile.

Chastised over bloody war on drugs, Rodrigo Duterte vows to never visit 'lousy' America

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Friday vowed that he would never visit "lousy" America despite an earlier invitation extended by US president Donald Trump.

Donald Trump invites Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to White House for talks

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which the leaders discussed Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs and their countries' alliance, the White House said.

Eleven bodies found in violent eastern Mexican state in two days

Mexican authorities discovered six bodies in a community in the eastern state of Veracruz on Wednesday, a day after five other corpses were dumped elsewhere in the region.

Australia recalls ambassador as Indonesia defends executions as part of 'war' on drugs

Indonesia's attorney general on Wednesday defended the execution of seven foreign drug convicts, saying that the country was facing a "war" against drugs.

Photos: Check out the first legal recreational marijuana store in America

Proprietors of the first marijuana retailers licensed to sell pot for recreational use in Colorado, including BotanaCare, were busy rolling joints and stocking shelves with their leafy merchandise on Tuesday, ahead of a New Year's Day grand opening that marks a new chapter in America's drug culture