Four people have been handed the death penalty by Iran’s judiciary after being accused of working with the intelligence services of Israel and kidnapping, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. Referring to Israel, Mehr said on Wednesday they were “sentenced to death for the […]
India has posted annual economic growth of 6.3 percent in its July-September quarter, less than half the 13.5 percent growth in the previous three months as distortions caused by COVID-19 lockdowns faded in Asia’s third-largest economy. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the full fiscal […]
The United States has raised concerns about Paul Whelan, a US citizen who is detained in Russia, after his family publicly said they had not heard from him in days and were unsure where he was being held. White House national security spokesman John Kirby […]
Sawika “Pinky” Chaiyadej, a popular actress of Chinese, English, Indian, Mon, Pakistani and Thai heritage. (File photo: Bangkok Post) The Criminal Court on Wednesday granted bail to actress Savika “Pinky” Chaiyadej, who has been in custody for three months pending prosecution in a huge investment […]
Belgium has launched its biggest-ever criminal trial, a landmark prosecution of people accused of directing or aiding 2016 bombings in Brussels‘ metro and airport that killed 32 people. The prime French suspect in the dock on Wednesday confirmed his identity as proceedings began: “Abdeslam Salah, […]
French emergency services have rescued 240 asylum seekers heading in small boats across the English Channel to the southern coast of England, according to local authorities. The 240 were rescued in five different operations between Monday and Tuesday off Calais on France’s northern coast, France’s […]
A member of the United Kingdom’s royal family staff has resigned after making racist comments to a British charity boss at a reception held by King Charles III’s wife, Queen Consort Camilla. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Wednesday that “unacceptable and deeply regrettable […]
Kyiv, Ukraine – I’m not much of a fighter, but I know the feeling. And if you’ve ever prepared to take a punch to the stomach, you know the feeling, too. The intake of breath. The tensing of the muscles. The knowledge that the blow […]
A court in Mozambique has begun handing down verdicts in the country’s biggest corruption scandal, in which the government unleashed a financial earthquake by trying to conceal huge debts. The 19 high-profile defendants, who include former state security officials and the son of an ex-president, […]
Global wages fell in 2022 for the first time since the global financial crisis due to soaring living costs, threatening to worsen inequality and drive social unrest, the United Nations labour agency has warned. Monthly wages dropped 0.9 percent in real terms in the first […]
