Economy

Hamas-led armed groups committed “numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity” against civilians during the October 7 attack in southern Israel, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday. In…

View Post

View Post

Economy

One in 10 young people in Japan say they have been groped in public, survey finds

July 17, 2024

One in 10 young people in Japan – the vast majority women – have been groped on trains and in other public places, a government survey has found, highlighting an…

View Post

View Post

Economy

A spate of stabbings has sparked online debate about China’s economic woes

July 17, 2024

The fatal stabbing of two people by a man at a residential compound in southern China has ignited an online debate that has amplified during a summer scarred by a spree of…

View Post

View Post

Economy

Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms, police say

July 17, 2024

Thirty-three Indian farm laborers were allegedly forced to work more than 10 hours a day, seven days a week, for wages of around $4 an hour that were sometimes withheld,…

View Post

View Post

Economy

Over 70 arbitrary detentions reported days into campaigning for Venezuela election, NGO says

July 17, 2024

Seventy-one “arbitrary detentions” have been reported within days of the start of campaigning for Venezuela’s presidential election, according to a human rights NGO. A report by Laboratorio de Paz said…

View Post

View Post

Economy

Flooding in Afghanistan leaves about 40 people dead

July 17, 2024

Flooding from heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan has left about 40 people dead and 347 injured, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The storms have destroyed many homes, the health…

View Post

View Post

Economy

At least six killed in shooting near mosque in Oman

July 17, 2024

At least six people are dead following a shooting near a mosque in Oman’s Wadi Al-Kabir region, according to the Royal Oman Police. At least one police officer was among…

View Post

View Post

Economy

Man charged with double murder after human remains found in suitcases on UK bridge

July 15, 2024

A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of human remains at a famous bridge in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 34-year-old Colombian national,…

View Post

View Post

Economy

Rwandans vote in election expected to extend Kagame’s rule

July 15, 2024

Voters in Rwanda lined up at polling stations on Monday to elect their next president, with 66-year-old incumbent Paul Kagame, who has ruled the central African country for nearly a…

View Post

View Post

Economy

King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa

July 15, 2024

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are planning to head down under. The royal couple will travel to Australia in October as part of a tour that will also…

View Post

Popular Topics

Hamas-led groups committed ‘numerous war crimes’ on October 7, rights group says

One in 10 young people in Japan say they have been groped in public, survey finds

A spate of stabbings has sparked online debate about China’s economic woes

Dozens of Indian nationals in Italy freed from ‘slave-like’ working conditions on farms, police say

Over 70 arbitrary detentions reported days into campaigning for Venezuela election, NGO says

Flooding in Afghanistan leaves about 40 people dead

At least six killed in shooting near mosque in Oman

Man charged with double murder after human remains found in suitcases on UK bridge

Rwandans vote in election expected to extend Kagame’s rule

King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa