European Court to hear Ukraine lawsuit against Russia over MH17 downing
PARIS, 26 Jan 2023: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) yesterday said it would hear cases brought by the Netherlands and Ukraine against Russia over the 2014 downing of …
China man who left Seoul Covid19 quarantine, deported as cannot be arrested
SEOUL, 25 Jan 2023: South Korea yesterday said it has deported the Chinese man who escaped from a quarantine facility after testing positive for Covid19 on arrival. The 41-year-old man …
Another 2 mass shootings despite stricter California gun laws
LOS ANGELES, 25 Jan 2023: At least eight people were killed and eight wounded in two mass shootings in the Californian cities of Oakland and Half Moon Bay on Monday, …
Compensation ordered for forced sterilisation of disabled persons
TOKYO, 24 Jan 2023: A Japanese court yesterday ordered the government to compensate a septuagenarian man and woman who were subjected to forced sterilisation under the eugenics law in force …
Vietnamese man, 72, identified as California CNY shooter (updated)
LOS ANGELES, 23 Jan 2023: The suspect in a mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, California, has been …
More nations slam Swedish politician’s Quran burning
ANKARA, 23 Jan 2023: Turkey and several Arab countries yesterday condemned “Islamophobia” after a Swedish-Danish right-wing politician burned a copy of the Quran at a rally in Stockholm. Rasmus Paludan …
Antwerp now cocaine’s ‘gateway to Europe’
BRUSSELS, 22 Jan 2023: The port of Antwerp, one of the largest in the world, has become the “gateway for cocaine in Europe” – which has led to rising levels …
Walking bombs: Poor Pakistanis get cooking gas in plastic bags
MULTAN, 21 Jan 2023: Pakistanis in the country’s northwestern region are collecting cooking gas into plastic bags and taking the so-called moving bombs home in a bizarre move that risks …
Trapped Vietnam boy’s body retrieved after 21 days
HO CHI MINH CITY, 20 Jan 2023: Rescue teams in Vietnam today retrieved the body of a 10-year-old boy, who died after falling into a hollow concrete pillar at a …
Japan mulls downgrading Covid19 to seasonal flu
TOKYO, 20 Jan 2023: Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida today asked the health ministry to consider downgrading the coronavirus to the same level as a seasonal flu in spring, thereby …