A man who murdered nine people after contacting them on Twitter has been sentenced to death, in a high-profile case that has shocked Japan.Takahiro Shiraishi,...
Reuters, Moscow :The director of a retirement home in the Russian region of Bashkortostan was detained on Tuesday after 11 elderly people died in a...
The New York Times :As countries rushed their preparations to inoculate citizens against the coronavirus, Brazil, with its world-renowned immunisation programme and a robust pharmaceutical...
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan and South Korea grappled with surging coronavirus cases and growing public frustration on Monday, with Japan suspending a contentious travel subsidy programme...
Reuters, Caracas :Fourteen people believed to have traveled from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago were found dead in waters near the South American nation’s coast,...
BBC Online :British espionage writer John le Carré has died aged 89, following a short illness, his literary agent has said.The Spy Who Came In...
AFP :Two Malaysian ministers who should have been quarantining after being exposed to coronavirus voted in parliament in protective gear Monday, triggering an opposition walkout.The...
BBC Online :The government of Eswatini says Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has died, four weeks after he tested positive for coronavirus.A government statement said Dlamini,...
Al Jazeera News :The Russian army has reported a violation of the November ceasefire that ended the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the breakaway...
Reuters :The United States hit a record 16 million Covid-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, with deaths closing in on the 300,000 mark, even as millions...
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia’s maritime agency said on Sunday it had seized more than two tonnes of crystal methamphetamine worth 105.9 million ringgit ($26.2 million)...
India Today :The statue of Mahatma Gandhi was desecrated by members of Khalistani separatists during a protest organised by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers...
