Category: Rest of World News
Morocco Rape Case: Morocco court ups jail terms in child rape case that sparked outcry
RABAT: A Moroccan court has sharply increased the jail sentences handed down against three men convicted of “indecent assault” for the repeated rape of an…
North Korea’s solid-fuel ICBM: five things to know
SEOUL: North Korea said Friday that it had successfully tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, marking a major breakthrough in Kim Jong Un‘s banned…
In Central Africa, informal pharmacies provide a health safety net of sorts
BANGUI: Yaguina Nesly waits outside a hut whose walls of corrugated steel are daubed in green and white paint. It is one of a large…
South Korea Bus Overturned: One Israeli killed, dozens injured in bus accident in South Korea
SEOUL: A bus carrying Israeli tourists overturned on a rural road in central South Korea, local police told AFP Friday, leaving one person dead and…
Fentanyl: US, Mexico agree to ramp up fight against fentanyl and arms trafficking
MEXICO CITY: Mexico and the United States on Thursday agreed to ramp up the fight against fentanyl trafficking, as well as Mexico’s Sinaloa and CJNG…
Japan’S First Casino: Japan approves Osaka as site of country’s first casino
TOKYO: Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a large…
North Korea Missile: North Korea says tested new solid-fuel ICBM, warns of ‘extreme’ horror
SEOUL -North Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to “radically promote” the country’s nuclear counterattack…
North: North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile targeting US
SEOUL: North Korea says it has tested a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile targeting the mainland U.S. North Korea’s state media said Friday its recent…
Softbank: Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares slump on SoftBank’s stake sale report
TOKYO: Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group Corp has moved to sell almost all of its remaining shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Financial Times…
Tunisia Recovers 14 More Migrant Bodies: Tunisia recovers 14 more migrant bodies after shipwreck
TUNIS: Tunisia has recovered 14 bodies of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the Mediterranean, bringing to 24 the number of dead after their boat headed…