Category: Rest of World News
Woman gets son’s body from Saudi after 14 months
When Mohammad Alam, 35, died in Jeddah in March 2022, his 85-year-old mother had just one wish. She turned down his employer’s offer of a…
‘Worst’ cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams
Greece’s education ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the nation’s history, aimed at disabling a centralised…
AI poses ‘risk of extinction’, industry leaders warn
STOCKHOLM: Top artificial intelligence executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the “risk of extinction from AI”, which…
Japan court: Ban on same-sex union unconstitutional
TOKYO: A Japanese court ruled on Tuesday that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a decision activists welcomed as a step towards marriage equality in…
Kosovo: Kosovo town on the boil; 30 Nato troops injured in clash with Serbs
Troops from the Nato-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Tuesday used metal fences and barbed wire barriers to beef up positions in a northern town…
Holmes: Elizabeth Holmes turns self in for 11-year jail term
BRYAN: Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is in custody at a Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing…
Iran: Two female Iran journalists face trial for covering hijab death row
A Revolutionary Court in Iran on Tuesday began the trial of a female journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of a…
North: North Korea tries to launch space satellite; warnings lifted in South Korea, Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea attempted to launch what it called a space satellite over the sea to the south on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, as…
Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ law
WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of…
Taiwan rushes to prevent China from cutting internet, phones
TAIPEI: Buffeted by earthquakes and the potential of conflict with China, Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make the island more resilient to communications…