Ex-Nepal ministers among 30 charged in US-bound refugee scam
Prosecutors say huge amounts of money collected from hundreds of Nepalis to send them to the US as Bhutanese refugees.
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‘Where is the logic?’: Georgia will not sanction Russia, says PM
Irakli Garibashvili says Georgian citizens and the nation's economy would suffer if Tbilisi sanctioned Moscow.
Tasered 95-year-old great-grandmother dies in Australia
Police officer charged after he used stun gun on Clare Nowland, who had been living with dementia in a nursing home.
Greece appoints caretaker PM ahead of June repeat election
Judge Ioannis Sarmas will lead the interim government after the governing party fell short of an outright majority.
Families of jailed Tunisian leaders approach Africa court
Families of detained opposition members in Tunisia have filed a case at the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change
Air travel between Paris and regional hubs such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux will now be banned.
Israel postpones parole session for writer Walid Daqqa
Novelist and political activist Daqqa was transferred to hospital on Monday following further health complications.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 455
As the war enters its 455th day, we take a look at the main developments.
Russia claims 70 attackers killed in cross-border Belgorod raid
Anti-Kremlin groups, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, claim responsibility for the incursion.
Malaysia seizes Swatch watches over ‘LGBT connotations’
Swiss watchmaker says authorities in Muslim majority country seized 164 LGBTQ pride-themed watches.
Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence
The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.
Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border
Russia says fighter jet intercepted two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.
Illinois probe reveals rampant sexual abuse in Catholic Church
The report names 451 clerics and religious brothers with substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them in the US.
Timeline: Key events since fall of Indonesia’s Soeharto
An economic crisis as well as mass protests brought down Indonesia's longtime leader and brought new freedoms.
Canada didn’t ignore election interference intelligence: Report
A report by a special rapporteur has been met with anger from Canadian conservatives who are pushing for public inquiry.
Student accused of setting deadly girls’ dormitory fire in Guyana
Sunday's late-night inferno killed 19 people, many of whom were Indigenous students from rural parts of the country.
JP Morgan says US Virgin Islands harboured Jeffrey Epstein
It said the disgraced financier had 'quid pro quo' relationship with the US Virgin Islands's highest-ranking officials.
‘Here to stay’: TikTok CEO defiant in face of bans
Shou Chew says app will 'never provide' user data to Chinese gov't and vows to fight ban in US state.
Trump criminal trial over hush money payment to start next March
Criminal trial over alleged hush money payments is set to take place amid the Republican presidential primary season.
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan still missing in Pakistan
Since his arrest at Sialkot airport, neither his family nor police appear to know the commentator's whereabouts.