14 migrants found dead off Venezuela’s eastern coast
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,...
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British author John le Carré dies
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...
Malaysian ministers wear PPE in parliament, opposition walks out
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...
Eswatini’s PM Ambrose Dlamini dies
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,...
Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire breached, says Russian army
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...
US hits 16 million Covid cases even as vaccine begins roll-out
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...
Record haul of crystal meth worth $26.2m in Malaysia
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)...
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised by Khalistan supporters in US
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...
Prosecutor urges ICC inquiry into war crimes
BBC Online :The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for a formal inquiry to begin into war crimes and crimes against humanity in...
Raja Ranjit Singh’s Lahore statue vandalised for the second time
Geo News :The statue of Punjab’s former ruler Raja Ranjit Singh, located near his grave at Lahore’s Royal Fort, has again been vandalised, a year...
India readies for 600 million Covid-19 vaccine jabs
Reuters, New Delhi :India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the...
Protesters hurl eggs as South Korea releases child rapist
AP, Seoul :Angry protesters threw eggs and shouted insults as one of South Korea’s most notorious child predators was released from a prison in southern...