BANDUNG, Indonesia — An Indonesian high court granted an appeal from prosecutors and sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to death for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some of them.Herry Wirawan had been convicted by a three-judge panel at Bandung District Court in February and sentenced to life in prison.…Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak to the U.N. Security Council for the first time Tuesday at a meeting certain to focus on what appear to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine by Russian troops.The dead were discovered after Russian forces pulled out of a town on the outskirts of the…Continue Reading
‘We don’t believe it’s in India’s interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other commodities,’ says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. ‘We don’t believe it’s in India’s interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other commodities,’ says White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. Days after U.S. Deputy National…Continue Reading
Claiming that he was not “anti-Indian or anti-American” or against any country, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said he wanted good relations with all nations based on mutual respect.Addressing a televised public interaction programme, a day after members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party blocked a vote of no-confidence against him in the National…Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up prices for oil, gas and other commodities, eating into household purchasing power and burdening businesses and governments that already are contending with high debt due to the pandemic Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up prices for oil, gas and other commodities, eating into household purchasing power and…Continue Reading
Crimes like cybercrime and terrorism are a challenge and police personnel are required to tackle them by analyzing crime trends and patterns with new technologies Crimes like cybercrime and terrorism are a challenge and police personnel are required to tackle them by analyzing crime trends and patterns with new technologies Cybercrime, terrorism, drugs and extremism…Continue Reading
Silver medallist at Paralympics does well in high jump, winds robs latter of National record Silver medallist at Paralympics does well in high jump, winds robs latter of National record Praveen Kumar’s run-up, braving the disability of his left leg, and jumping high above the bar, will remain one of the enduring images from the…Continue Reading
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A father of four. A best friend with a positive personality. A vivacious partygoer. The six people who were killed during a mass shooting in California’s capital city were remembered by their friends and family Monday as police worked to piece together what happened. Dozens of rapid-fire gunshots rang out early Sunday…Continue Reading
In 2018, contestants lined up in Bangui stadium to vie for the title of Miss Central African Republic (CAR). As they paraded, a new power on the regional stage was also doing its best to woo onlookers. With walls adorned in Russian flags, the Kremlin’s sponsoring of the CAR’s first beauty pageant in three years…Continue Reading
(Washington, D.C.) — Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney announced Monday night they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic elevation to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a burst of bipartisan support and all but assuring she’ll become the first Black female justice. The senators from Alaska and Utah…Continue Reading
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