Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to three years for bribery
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years on charges of bribery and influence peddling, a court in Paris rules, dpa news reports. Read More »
Philippines begins delayed Covid-19 vaccination drive
The director of the Philippines’ top public hospital on Monday became the first person to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot in the country as the government finally rolled out its vaccination drive foll Read More »
UN appeals for 3.85 billion dollars as Yemen faces hunger crisis
The United Nations is calling for funding in an international donor meeting on Monday to save millions of people in Yemen from hunger, dpa news reports. Read More »
Trump does not rule out running again in 2024 but against a new party
In his first public appearance since leaving office, former US president Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility that he might run again in 2024, dpa news said. Read More »
Myanmar security forces open fire on peaceful protesters in deadliest day since coup
Images showed bodies lying in pools of blood on the streets, the injured frantically carried away with bullet wounds peppering their limbs, and protesters huddled behind makeshift shields and barricad Read More »
US says Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi killing
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to a US intelligence report that could further strain US-Saudi relations a Read More »
US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed militia structures
The US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, CNN said quoting an US off Read More »