Category: World
Ex-Bank of China chairman slapped with suspended death sentence
The former head of a top Chinese bank has received a suspended death sentence for corruption, Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday.
The verdict c [...]
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of state this week.
But a mood [...]
Texas schools can now teach Bible-based reading lessons
The Texas State Board of Education on Friday approved a controversial, Bible-infused curriculum for public school students in kindergarten through fif [...]
Why Indians are risking it all to chase the American Dream
In October, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) sent a chartered flight carrying Indian nationals back home, marking a growing trend in depor [...]
Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as the [...]
Fury in Russia at ‘serious escalation’ of missile move
President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the US has sparked a furious response in Russ [...]
Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China
Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China.
A 21-year-old man was arres [...]
Student kills eight, injuries 17 after failing Exams in Wuxi, China
A stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday left eight people dead and 17 others injured, according to po [...]
TikTok sued in France over harmful content
Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against social media giant TikTok, accusing the platform of exposing their adolescent children to harmful c [...]
Massive sex tape leak could be a ploy for power in central Africa
What the rest of the world sees as a sex tape scandal could in fact be the latest episode in the real-life drama over who will become Equatorial Guine [...]