Sri Lanka to raise age of persons considered children
Sri Lanka says it will ensure that gender equality proposes amendments to Children and Young Persons Ordinance to raise the...
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Guinea ex-ruler Camara, others face trial for alleged massacre of protesters in 2009
The trial of Guinea former military ruler, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 others from the Guinean security forces, for...
Taliban signs deal with Russia to import oil products, gas, wheat
The Taliban signed a provisional deal with Russia for an annual supply of petrol, diesel and wheat to Afghanistan. The...
Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini’s death
Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media...
Protests at assassinated Japanese ex-prime minister’s state funeral
Japan has honored the assassinated former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe with a state funeral and military display in the nation’s...
European Commission approves German plans to support solar energy
German plans to support the production of solar power and other renewable energy sources have got the backing of the...
Congo declares end of latest Ebola outbreak in east
Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbanda on Tuesday said Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola virus...
Kenyan lawyer with bribery case at ICC found dead at home
A Kenyan lawyer charged at the International Criminal Court with bribing witnesses in the collapsed trial of President William Ruto...
1,600 people killed, 12,800 injured in Pakistan’s monsoon rain
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday said the total death toll from this season’s monsoon rain, flood since mid-June...
Poland to offer basic military training to all citizens
The Polish Army is to offer a one-day basic training course to all its citizens aged between 18 and 65,...
Tunisians protest against poverty, high prices, food shortages
Hundreds of Tunisians protested against poverty, high prices and the shortage of some foodstuff, escalating pressure on the government, as...
Gunman kills 9 in school shooting in Russia
Russian officials on Monday reported that a gunman killed nine people, including five children at a school in Russia before...
Alleged sex abuse: Archdiocese investigates 3 retired Chicago priests
The archdiocese of Chicago asked three retired priests to stay out of ministry while it investigates allegations of sexual abuse...
Former vice Minister gets death sentence for taking $92.39m bribe
Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking...
Saudi Arabia to send first female astronaut to space in 2023
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said as part of its ambitious programme, it would send its first female astronaut into space...
Court sentences ex-Chinese senior official to death sentence for $16m bribe
Former senior official Fu Zhenghua on Thursday was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth more...
Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II and backed a plan to annex swathes...
Ex-deputy mayor of Chongqing jailed 15 years for bribery
Deng Huilin, former deputy mayor of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for taking bribes....
Ex- Shanghai police chief gets life sentence for bribery
Gong Dao’an, former deputy mayor and police chief of east China’s Shanghai Municipality, was sentenced to life in prison for...
Lightning strikes kill 21 people in eastern India
At least 21 people died in India’s eastern state of Bihar in incidents of lightning amid rains over the past...
