Ex-Prime Minister Abe's killer indicted for murder by Japanese prosecutors
Tokyo [Japan], January 14: Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to local media.
UN Security Council voices support for peace process in Colombia
New York [US], January 14: The members of the UN Security Council on Friday reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in...
Czech Republic holds presidential election
Prague [Czech Republic], January 14: Voters in the Czech Republic went to the polls on Friday to elect a new head of state for the...
Sri Lanka to cut army by half after financial crisis
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 14: Bankrupt Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the defence ministry said Friday, as the government works to overhaul its...
Iran Gives Death Sentence To Ex-Deputy Minister With Dual Nationality For Spying
Tehran [Iran], January 14: Iran has pronounced the death sentence to a former Deputy Defence Minister, on spying charges. He also holds dual Iranian-British citizenship,...
Afghanistan: IS claims attack outside foreign ministry of Kabul
Kabul [Afganistan], January 14: Five civilians were killed and an unidentified number of others wounded in an explosion on Wednesday outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry...
Over 700 in custody after storming of Brazilian government buildings
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 14: ill in custody after radical supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil's main government buildings on Sunday,...
Sri Lanka: Ex-leader ordered to compensate blast victims
Colombo (Sri Lanka), January 14: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other top officials failed to prevent Easter...
Russia blames Armenia for breakdown of Azerbaijan peace talks
Moscow [Russia], January 14: Russia has blamed Armenia for a breakdown in peace talks with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in the latest sign...
Israel kills Palestinian man 'standing on roof' of his home
Ramallah (Palestine), January 14: The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian man as he was standing on the roof of his home during a raid...
2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: UN agency
New York [US], January 14: The past eight years were the warmest on record globally, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat, according...
PRC calls the priorities of the monetary policy in 2023
Beijing [China], January 14: This year the top priority for the Chinese government will be economic recovery. According to GuoShuqing, chairman of the China Banking...
Late Cardinal George Pell called Pope a 'catastrophe' in anonymous memo
Vatican City [Vatican], January 14: Controversial Cardinal George Pell wrote an anonymous memo criticising the Pope's leadership as a "catastrophe", says the journalist who released...
Biden special counsel deepens Justice Dept. in politics fray
Washington [US], January 14: In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden's Delaware home and former Washington...
Kyrgyzstan and Bulgaria intend to develop partnership in tourism
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], June 14: Kyrgyzstan and Bulgaria intend to establish close cooperation in tourism, the press service of the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and...
Amana Healthcare wins two sustainability awards
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 14: Amana Healthcare, a Mubadala Health partner, has won two Gold Initiative Certificates from Arab Hospitals Federation's Arab Healthcare Climate Change...
Sharjah Award for Public Finance holds symposium on its categories in Egypt
Cairo [Egypt], January 14: The Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) concluded an introductory seminar in the Arab Republic of Egypt on the second cycle of the...
Saudi Arabia to host 'First Islamic Arts Biennale' featuring exhibits from Uzbekistan
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], January 14: Saudi Arabia's Jeddah is set to host the First Islamic Arts Biennale from 23rd January to 23rd April 23, 2023,...
Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
Lima [Peru], January 13: Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through...
U.N. chief says onus on North Korea to return to talks
New York [US], January 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the onus is on North Korea to return to talks aimed...
Special counsel to look into Biden's handling of classified files
Washington [US], January 13: US Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to probe President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.
Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s
Washington [US], January 13: One of the world's largest oil companies accurately forecast how climate change would cause global temperature to rise as long ago...
Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
Washington [US], January 13: Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at...
Russia's Putin lays into minister Manturov for 'fooling around'
Moscow [Russia], January 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin lost his cool during his government's first meeting of 2023, publicly telling off the trade and industry...
Special counsel to probe Biden's handling of government documents
Washington [US], January 13: President Joe Biden's own administration named a special counsel to probe the improper storage of classified documents at his home and...
Sweden discovers largest rare earth deposit in Europe
Stockholm [Sweden], January 13: Sweden's state-owned mining company says it has identified more than 1 million tonnes of rare earth minerals in the northern area...
Soledar devastation revealed in satellite images
Kiev [Ukraine], January 13: The destruction caused by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces battling for control of a town in eastern Ukraine has been...