Australia must make remand 'exception' and ban use of spit hoods, UN says

Dec 22, 2023

Sydney [Australia], December 22: The United Nations Committee against Torture has slammed Australia for the "extraordinary number" of people on remand in the country, in...

Argentina's ultra-liberal President Milei issues hard reform decree

Dec 22, 2023

Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 22: The new Argentinian government of ultra-liberal President Javier Milei has begun to restructure the South American country's strictly regulated economy.

Gunman kills 15, wounds 24 at Prague university

Dec 22, 2023

Prague [Czech Republic], December 22: A gunman opened fire at a university in the centre of Prague on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 15 people...

German authorities shut down illegal darknet marketplace

Dec 21, 2023

Berlin [Germany], December 21: German authorities have shut down the server infrastructure of the illegal darknet marketplace "Kingdom Market," the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)...

Vietnam to increase regional minimum salary

Dec 21, 2023

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 21: Vietnam will lift regional minimum salary for laborers by 6 percent next year, local media reported on Wednesday.

S. Korea's top court orders Japanese firms to compensate WWII forced labor victims

Dec 21, 2023

Seoul [South Korea], December 21: South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered Japanese firms to compensate the victims who were forced into harsh labor without...

UNICEF chief raises alarm about drinking water crisis for children in Gaza

Dec 21, 2023

United Nations, December 21: The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday issued a dire warning that the absence of safe drinking water...

Hurricane Otis kills 52 in Mexico

Dec 21, 2023

Mexico City [Mexico], December 21: Hurricane Otis has killed 52 and left 32 missing in Mexico, Governor of Guerrero state, Evelyn Salgado, said Wednesday.

EU migrant pact hailed by Italian gov't, slammed by groups

Dec 21, 2023

Rome [Italy], December 21: The European Union's (EU) New Pact on Migration and Asylum has been welcomed by government officials in Italy -- one of...