The Hague: Ukraine could extradite Russian war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC) even though Moscow is not a member, the tribunal’s prosecutor said. Kyiv authorities could send Russians to the Hague-based court if trials could not take place in Ukraine for legal reasons,
New York: Flood-devastated Pakistan is looking not only for funds but also technical expertise, tools and technology in an effort to build back better, turning the country greener and more climate resilient, Pakistani Consul General in New York, Ayesha Ali, said. “Such is the magnitude of
London: Authorities in Latvia have “brutally treated” refugees and migrants trying to cross the Belarus border, Amnesty International reported, warning that human rights violations have been committed, including arbitrary detention and torture. Amnesty interviewed several Iraqi migrants who said they were subjected to violence, including beatings
Seoul: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country amid heightened tensions. South Korea also scrambled fighter jets when a group of about
United Nations: A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems. Coinciding with the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the numbers
Florida: The jury found that mitigating factors, such as disorders described by witnesses as stemming from his biological mother’s substance abuse during pregnancy, outweighed aggravating factors. A Florida jury on Thursday decided to spare Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people in 2018 at a
New Delhi: Two-time Indian Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar will stand trial for allegedly murdering a fellow wrestler during a stadium brawl last year, a lawyer said Friday. Kumar and 17 others were charged by a Delhi court on Wednesday, more than a year after they were
Toronto: Frustrated over Interpol’s denial of India's request to issue Red Notice against pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Hindutva followers of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly called for the assassination of Khalistani leader. On Twitter, several high-profile accounts linked with
Gurugram: A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque here in a village assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in the incident that happened in Bhora Kalan village
New Delhi: The report studied about 90% of leadership positions in Indian media are occupied by upper caste groups with not even a single Dalit or Adivasi heading Indian mainstream media, according to a new report. The second edition of Oxfam India-Newslaundry’s Report ‘Who tells our